Definitions For Cataphora

Noun

CATAPHORA (plural CATAPHORAs) (linguistics, rhetoric) The use of a pronoun, or other linguistic unit, before the noun phrase to which it refers, sometimes used for rhetorical effect.

Antonyms

anaphora

Hypernyms

endophora

Translations

Catalan: catàfora, f Greek: καταφορά, f, sc=Grek Occitan: catafòra, f Spanish: catáfora, f

Etymology

From (Ancient Greek)  καταφορά, , a downward motion, from κατά, , downwards + φέρω, , I carry.

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Is Cataphora a Scrabble Word?

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English International (SOWPODS) YES
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17

The word Cataphora is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends

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