First Known Use: 1976
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cataphora
noun ca·taph·o·ra \kə-ˈta-fə-rə\
Definition of CATAPHORA
: the use of a grammatical substitute (as a pronoun) that has the same reference as a following word or phrase
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Origin of CATAPHORA
cata- + anaphora
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