Relating to anaphora or the use of words that refer back to previously mentioned words or ideas in a text.
From Greek anaphora (a carrying back) + -ic (adjective suffix), describing something that refers back to earlier content.
The word 'it' is anaphoric—when you say 'I saw the dog, and it was barking,' the 'it' is like a tiny invisible rope tying you back to the dog mentioned earlier.
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