homophora

English

Alternative forms

• homophor

Etymology

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

Noun

homophora

1. A reference that requires some type of general knowledge to understand.

   Hypernym: exophora

   Coordinate term: deixis

Derived terms

• homophoric (adj)

References

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