anacoluthon

an·a·co·lu·thon

 (ăn′ə-kə-lo͞o′thŏn′)

n. pl. an·a·co·lu·thons or an·a·co·lu·tha (-thə)

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?

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[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- in Indo-European roots + keleuthos, path).]

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an′a·co·lu′thic adj.

anacoluthon

(ˌænəkəˈluːθɒn)

n, pl -tha (-θə)

(Rhetoric) rhetoric a construction that involves the change from one grammatical sequence to another within a single sentence; an example of anacoluthia

[C18: from Late Latin, from Greek anakolouthon, from anakolouthos not consistent, from an- + akolouthos following]

an•a•co•lu•thon

(ˌæn ə kəˈlu θɒn)

n., pl. -tha (-thə).

a grammatical construction involving a break in sequence or coherence, as It makes me so - I just get angry.

[1700–10; < Greek anakólouthon, neuter of anakólouthos not following =an- an-¹ + akólouthos marching together (a- together + -kolouthos, derivative of kéleuthos road, march)]

anacoluthon

a lack of grammatical sequence or coherence, as “He ate cereal, fruit, and went to the store.” Also anacoluthia. — anacoluthic, adj.

See also: Grammar

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

anacoluthon - an abrupt change within a sentence from one syntactic structure to another anacoluthia rhetorical device - a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)

Translations

AnakoluthSatzbruch

anacoluthe

anacoluto

анаколуф

anacoluthon

[ˌænəkəˈluːθɒn] N (anacolutha (pl)) [ˌænəkəˈluːθə] → anacoluto m