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Definition of cataphora noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cataphora

noun
 
/kəˈtæfərə/
 
/kəˈtæfərə/
 [uncountable] (linguistics)
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  1. the use of a cataphorTopics Languagec2
    Word Origin1970s: from cata- on the pattern of anaphora.
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