Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anaphoric

/ˌænəˈfɔːɹɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.56 in modern English

Syllables
anaphoric
IPA
/ˌænəˈfɔːɹɪk/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, or relating to, an anaphora.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-) Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰφέρω (ănăphérō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰφορᾱ́ (ănăphorā́)bor. English anaphora Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English anaphoric From anaphora + -ic.

Inflected Forms

more anaphoric (comparative) most anaphoric (superlative)

Derived Forms

Phrases

anaphoric macro anaphoric pronoun anaphoric reference

Questions

How do you pronounce anaphoric?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌænəˈfɔːɹɪk/.
What does anaphoric mean?
Of, or relating to, an anaphora.
Where does anaphoric come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-) Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰφέρω (ănăphérō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰφορᾱ́ (ănăphorā́)bor. English anaphora Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English anaphoric From anaphora + -ic.

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