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Definition of anaphor noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

anaphor

noun
 
/ˈænəfə(r)/,
 
/ˈænəfɔː(r)/
 
/ˈænəfər/,
 
/ˈænəfɔːr/
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  1. a word or phrase that refers back to an earlier word or phrase. For example, in the phrase ‘My mother said she was leaving’, ‘she’ is used as an anaphor for ‘my mother’.Topics Languagec2
    Word Origin1970s: back-formation from anaphora.
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