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nouna word (such as a pronoun) used to avoid repetition; the referent of an anaphor is determined by its antecedenttype of:
Definition that contains anaphor
- antecedent the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
- anaphoric relating to anaphora
- symploce repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning and another at the end of successive clauses, i.e., simultaneous use of anaphora and epistrophe
- anaphor a word (such as a pronoun) used to avoid repetition; the referent of an anaphor is determined by its antecedent
- anaphoric relation the relation between an anaphor and its antecedent