cataphoric

adjective cat·a·phor·ic \ˌka-tə-ˈfȯr-ik\

Definition of CATAPHORIC

: of or relating to cataphora; especially : being a word or phrase (as a pronoun) that takes its reference from a following word or phrase (as her in before her Jane saw nothing but desert) — compare anaphoric

First Known Use of CATAPHORIC

1968

Rhymes with CATAPHORIC

anaphoric, diasporic, metaphoric, meteoric, noncaloric, paregoric, prehistoric, sophomoric

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