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/kætəˈfɔɹə/ · noun
(linguistics, rhetoric) The use of a pronoun, or other linguistic unit, before the noun phrase to which it refers, sometimes used for rhetorical effect..
Use cataphora when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cataphora means (linguistics, rhetoric) The use of a pronoun, or other linguistic unit, before the noun phrase to which it refers, sometimes used for rhetorical effect..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include anaphora.
Use cataphora where its definition matches the intended context.
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