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anacoluthon

Pronunciation: /ˌanəkəˈluːθɒn, -θ(ə)n/
Definition of anacoluthon

noun (plural anacolutha /-θə/)

  • a sentence or construction in which the expected grammatical sequence is absent, for example while in the garden, the door banged shut.

Derivatives

anacoluthic

adjective

Origin:

early 18th century: via late Latin from Greek anakolouthon, from an- 'not' + akolouthos 'following'

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