cataphora

cataphora
[kə'taf(ə)rə]
noun Grammar the use of a word referring to a word used later (e.g. the pronoun he in he may be approaching 37, but Jeff has no plans to retire yet). Compare with anaphora.
Derivatives
cataphoric katə'fɒrɪk adjective
cataphorically adverb
Origin
1970s: from cata- on the pattern of anaphora.

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