noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌɛksəˈfɔːɹə/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
General-American:/ɪkˈsɒfəɹə/
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noun
Meaning 1
A reference to something extralinguistic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: endophora
History
Etymology
From exo- + Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō, “to carry”).
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Finnish:
eksofora
— reference to something extralinguistic
Polish:
egzofora
— reference to something extralinguistic