In linguistics, anaphora (/ ə ˈ n æ f ər ə /) is the use of an expression whose interpretation depends upon another expression in context (its antecedent or postcedent). In a narrower sense, anaphora is the use of an expression that depends specifically upon an antecedent expression and thus is contrasted with cataphora, which is the use of an expression that depends upon a …

Anaphora may refer to: . Anaphora (rhetoric), a rhetorical device Anaphora (linguistics), a referential pattern in linguistics Anaphora (liturgy) a part of the Eucharistic liturgy in Christianity See also. Anaphoric macro; Anaphoric reference; Anaphoric pronoun