Definition of "anaphor" []

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

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• "An anaphor is a pronoun that refers to some other entity in the discourse, and a reciprocal anaphor is one that refers to each of the members of that entity."
• "The part on reciprocal anaphors (“anaphor”: highlighted while typing as misspelled!) sealed the deal for me."
• "So to help the reader out, Yanni actually restarts the question with an anaphor replacing the giant noun phrase."