anaphorically
|a-na-phor-i-cal-ly|
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/ˌæn.əˈfɔːr.ɪ.kli/
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/ˌæn.əˈfɒr.ɪ.kli/
(anaphoric)
referring back to something earlier
Etymology
'anaphorically' originates from the English word 'anaphoric', which comes from the Greek word 'anaphora', where 'ana-' meant 'back' and 'pherein' meant 'to carry'.
'anaphora' was adopted into Late Latin as 'anaphora', then into English as 'anaphoric', and eventually formed the adverb 'anaphorically' in modern English.
Initially, it meant 'relating to anaphora', and over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'in an anaphoric manner'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adverb 1
in an anaphoric manner; relating to or by means of anaphora (the use of a word referring back to a word used earlier in a text or conversation).
The pronoun 'he' is used anaphorically to refer to 'John' in the previous sentence.
Synonyms
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