a word or phrase which refers back to some previously expressed word or phrase or meaning (typically, pronouns such as herself, himself, he, she).
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noun a word (such as a pronoun) used to avoid repetition; the referent of an anaphor is determined by its antecedent Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974