cataphora

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  1. noun The use of a linguistic unit, such as a pronoun, to refer ahead to another unit, for example, the use of him to refer to John in the sentence Near him, John saw a snake.

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  1. cata- + (ana)phora.

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  1. New Latin (later F. cataphora = Spanish catáfora), from Greek καταφορά, a lethargic attack, a bringing down, a fall, from καταφέρειν, bring down, from κατά, down, + φέρειν, bring, bear, = English bear.
 

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