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English
1.1
Alternative forms
1.2
Etymology
1.3
Noun
1.3.1
Hypernyms
1.3.2
Derived terms
1.4
References
English
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Alternative forms
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homophor
Etymology
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From
homo-
+
Ancient Greek
φέρω
(
phérō
,
“
to carry
”
)
.
Noun
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homophora
A
reference
that requires some type of general knowledge to understand.
Antonym:
deixis
Hypernyms
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exophora
Derived terms
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homophoric
References
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Eugene E. Loos
[
et al.
]
, editors (
2003
), “
homophora
”, in
Glossary of Linguistic Terms
, Dallas, Tex.:
SIL International
.