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ca•taph•o•ra
(kə taf′ər ə),USA pronunciation n. [Gram.]
cat•a•phor•ic
(kat′ə fôr′ik, -for′-),USA pronunciation adj.
cat′a•phor′i•cal•ly, adv.
- Grammarthe use of a word or phrase to refer to a following word or group of words, as the use of the phrase as follows. Cf. anaphora.
- cata- + (ana)phora
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