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cataphora

/kætəˈfɔɹə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cat-apho-ra
IPA
/kætəˈfɔɹə/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use of a pronoun, or other linguistic unit, before the noun phrase to which it refers, sometimes used for rhetorical effect.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καταφορά (kataphorá, “a downward motion”), from κατά (katá, “downwards”) + φέρω (phérō, “I carry”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

cataphoras (plural)

Derived Forms

cataphoric

Antonyms

anaphora

Questions

How do you pronounce cataphora?
The recorded pronunciation is /kætəˈfɔɹə/.
What does cataphora mean?
The use of a pronoun, or other linguistic unit, before the noun phrase to which it refers, sometimes used for rhetorical effect.
Where does cataphora come from?
From Ancient Greek καταφορά (kataphorá, “a downward motion”), from κατά (katá, “downwards”) + φέρω (phérō, “I carry”).

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