cataphor

cat a phor |ˈkatəfər, -ˌfôr ˈkætəfɔːr | ▶noun Grammar a word or phrase that refers to or stands for a later word or phrase (e.g., in when they saw Ruth, the men looked slightly abashed, the word they is used as a cataphor for the men ). ORIGIN late 20th cent.: back-formation from cataphora .

cataphora

ca taph o ra |kəˈtafərə kəˈtæf (ə )rə | ▶noun Grammar the use of a word or phrase that refers to or stands for a later word or phrase (e.g., the pronoun he in he may be 37, but Jeff behaves like a teenager ). Compare with anaphora. DERIVATIVES cat a phor ic |ˌkatəˈfôrik |adjective, cat a phor i cal ly |ˌkatəˈfôrik (ə )lē |adverb ORIGIN 1970s: from cata- on the pattern of anaphora .

cataphoresis

cat a pho re sis |ˌkatəfəˈrēsis ˌkætəfəˈrisɪs | ▶noun another term for electrophoresis.

cataphor

cataphor |ˈkɑtəfə, -fɔː | ▶noun Grammar a word or phrase that refers to or stands for a later word or phrase (e.g. in when they saw Ruth, the men looked slightly abashed, they is used as a cataphor for the men ). ORIGIN late 20th cent.: back-formation from cataphora .

cataphora

cataphora |kəˈtaf (ə )rə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Grammar the use of a word or phrase that refers to or stands for a later word or phrase (e.g. the pronoun he in he may be approaching 37, but Jeff has no plans to retire from the sport yet ). Compare with anaphora. DERIVATIVES cataphoric |katəˈfɒrɪk |adjective, cataphorically adverb ORIGIN 1970s: from cata- on the pattern of anaphora .