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anaphoric pronoun

 

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Noun anaphoric pronoun has 1 sense
  1. anaphoric pronoun - a pronoun that refers to an antecedent
    --1 is a kind of
    pronoun

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Anaphoric Pronoun

Description:

An anaphoric pronoun is a type of pronoun that refers back to a noun or another pronoun in a sentence.

Senses:

Sense 1:

In grammar, an anaphoric pronoun is used to avoid repetition by referring to a previously mentioned noun or pronoun.

Example: "John loves his car. He takes good care of it."

Sense 2:

An anaphoric pronoun can also be used in discourse analysis to maintain reference to a specific entity.

Example: "The cat was adorable. It chased its tail all day."

Usage:

Anaphoric pronouns are commonly used in both written and spoken language to improve clarity and avoid redundancy.

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