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Meaning of endophoric in English:

endophoric

Pronunciation /ˌɛndəˈfɒrɪk/

adjective

Linguistics

See endophora

‘Here, 'he' is endophoric because it refers forwards to the proper noun Harry and 'her' refers back to the noun boss.’
  • ‘The identification of endophoric references, and the previous information they had about the topic, helped them to manage the text structure successfully.’