anaphorically
/ˌænəˈfɔrɪkli/
adverb
- In a way that refers back to a word or phrase mentioned earlier.
- In many languages, words like 'it' and 'they' function anaphorically to avoid repetition.
- The pronoun 'she' is used anaphorically to refer to the woman introduced in the first sentence.
- The teacher explained how 'that' can be used anaphorically to connect ideas in a paragraph.
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