cataphora

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cataphora

/kætəˈfɔɹə/
/kəˈtæfəɹə/

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek καταφορά (kataphorá, “a downward motion”), from κατά (katá, “downwards”) + φέρω (phérō, “I carry”).

noun cataphoras

countable, rhetoric, uncountable The use of a pronoun, or other linguistic unit, before the noun phrase to which it refers, sometimes used for rhetorical effect.

Opposite: anaphora

Thesaurus

noun

Opposite: anaphora

Translations

Every language

noun referring to a noun that appears later

Español	catáfora
Français	cataphore
Ελληνικά	καταφορά kataforá

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"cataphora." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cataphora. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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cataphora. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cataphora

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"cataphora." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cataphora.

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@misc{cataphora_2026,
  title = {cataphora},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cataphora},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}