D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

anaphor

· IPA /ˈæ.nə.fɔɹ/
01 n. A word (such as a pronoun) used to avoid repetition; the referent of an anaphor is determined by its antecedent.
  1. 1.
    A word (such as a pronoun) used to avoid repetition; the referent of an anaphor is determined by its antecedent.