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anacoluthon

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an·a·co·lu·thon  (n-k-lthn)
n. pl. an·a·co·lu·thons or an·a·co·lu·tha (-th)
An abrupt change within a sentence to a second construction inconsistent with the first, sometimes used for rhetorical effect; for example, I warned him that if he continues to drink, what will become of him?

[Late Latin, from Late Greek anakolouthon, inconsistency in logic, from Greek, neuter of anakolouthos, inconsistent : an-, not; see a-1 + akolouthos, following (a-, together; see sem-1 in Indo-European roots + keleuthos, path).]

ana·co·luthic adj.

anacoluthon [ˌænəkəˈluːθɒn]
n pl -tha [-θə]
(Literature / Rhetoric) Rhetoric a construction that involves the change from one grammatical sequence to another within a single sentence; an example of anacoluthia
[from Late Latin, from Greek anakolouthon, from anakolouthos not consistent, from an- + akolouthos following]

anacoluthon
a lack of grammatical sequence or coherence, as “He ate cereal, fruit, and went to the store.” Also anacoluthia.anacoluthic, adj.
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Noun1.anacoluthon - an abrupt change within a sentence from one syntactic structure to another
rhetorical device - a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)
Translations
anacoluthon [ˌænəkəˈluːθɒn] N (anacolutha (pl)) [ˌænəkəˈluːθə]anacoluto m


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