homophora

English

Alternative forms

homophor

Etymology

From homo- +‎ Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō, “to carry”).

Noun

homophora

A reference that requires some type of general knowledge to understand.
Antonym: deixis

Hypernyms

exophora

Derived terms

homophoric

References

Eugene E. Loos [et al.], editors (2003), “homophora”, in Glossary of Linguistic Terms, Dallas, Tex.: SIL International.

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