exophora

[ ek-sof-er-uh ]
/ ɛkˈsɒf ər ə /

noun Grammar.

the use of a word or phrase to refer to something in the extralinguistic environment, as that in Look at that, said by someone pointing to a sunset.
Compare endophora.

Origin of exophora

exo- + (ana)phora

OTHER WORDS FROM exophora

ex·o·phor·ic [ek-suh-fawr-ik, -for-] /ˌɛk səˈfɔr ɪk, -ˈfɒr-/, adjective

Words nearby exophora

exoperidium, exophasia, exophiala, exophiala jeanselmei, exophiala werneckii, exophora, exophoria, exophoric, exophthalmic, exophthalmic goiter, exophthalmic goitre

British Dictionary definitions for exophoric

exophoric
/ (ˌɛksəʊˈfɒrɪk) /

adjective

grammar denoting or relating to a pronoun such as "I" or "you", the meaning of which is determined by reference outside the discourse rather than by a preceding or following expression Compare anaphora

Word Origin for exophoric

from exo- + Greek pherein to carry