cataphora

cataphora
(ka-ta-fo-ra) s. m.
Terme de médecine. Assoupissement sans fièvre ni délire.
   Terme grec signifiant sommeil comateux ; proprement, action de jeter en bas, de en bas et porter.

Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré. . 1872-1877.

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  • cataphora — noun Etymology: cata + anaphora Date: 1976 the use of a grammatical substitute (as a pronoun) that has the same reference as a following word or phrase …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • cataphora — n. grammatical situation in which a substitute word (e.g. pronoun) precedes the word to which it refers …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • cataphora — ca·taph·o·ra …   English syllables

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  • cataphora — kəˈtaf(ə)rə noun ( s) Etymology: cata + anaphora : the use of a grammatical substitute (as a pronoun) that has the same reference as a following word or phrase …   Useful english dictionary

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