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endophora

Syllabification: (en·doph·o·ra)
Pronunciation: /enˈdäfərə/

Definition of endophora

noun

Linguistics
  • the set of relationships among words having the same reference within a text, contributing to textual cohesion; anaphora and cataphora. Compare with exophora.

Derivatives

endophoric


adjective

Origin:

late 20th century: from endo- 'within', on the pattern of anaphora

endophora in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of endophora in the British & World English dictionary