cataphora en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kætəˈfɔɹə/
- /kəˈtæfəɹə/
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek καταφορά (kataphorá, “a downward motion”), from κατά (katá, “downwards”) + φέρω (phérō, “I carry”).
Meanings
- (countable, rhetoric, uncountable) The use of a pronoun, or other linguistic unit, before the noun phrase to which it refers, sometimes used for rhetorical effect.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cataphoras | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (8)
oc catafòra (referring to a noun that appears later) · es catáfora (referring to a noun that appears later) · ca catàfora (referring to a noun that appears later) · cs katafora (referring to a noun that appears later) · sh katafora (referring to a noun that appears later) · fr cataphore (referring to a noun that appears later) · pl katafora (referring to a noun that appears later) · el καταφορά (referring to a noun that appears later)