periodic sentence

periodic sentence

n.

A sentence in which the main clause or its predicate is withheld until the end; for example, Despite heavy winds and nearly impenetrable ground fog, the plane landed safely.

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periodic sentence [ˌpɪərɪˈɒdɪk]

n

(Literature / Rhetoric) Rhetoric a sentence in which the completion of the main clause is left to the end, thus creating an effect of suspense

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Noun

1.

periodic sentence - a complex sentence in which the main clause comes last and is preceded by the subordinate clause complex sentence - a sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause