As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
ANAPHOR
anaphor
(noun) a word (such as a pronoun) used to avoid repetition; the referent of an anaphor is determined by its antecedent
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
anaphor (plural anaphors or anaphora)
(linguistics) An expression referring to another expression. In stricter uses, an expression referring to something earlier in the discourse or, even more strictly, only reflexive and reciprocal pronouns.
Antonyms
• (linguistics): logophor, cataphor
Hypernyms
• (linguistics): endophor
Anagrams
• pharaon
Source: Wiktionary
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