Associations to the word «Anaphor»

Wiktionary

ANAPHOR, noun. (linguistics) An expression referring to another expression. In stricter uses, an expression referring to something earlier in the discourse or, even more strictly, only reflexive and reciprocal pronouns.

Dictionary definition

ANAPHOR, noun. A word (such as a pronoun) used to avoid repetition; the referent of an anaphor is determined by its antecedent.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca