Complete Definition of "anacoluthon"

English
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Etymology
From Late L. anacoluthon#Latin|anacoluthon, from AGr. polytonic|�νακ�λο�θον (anakolouthon) "without sequence", from polytonic|�- (a-) "not" + polytonic|�κ�λο�θο� (akolouthos) "following".

Pronunciation
IPA: /æn�k�'lu:θ�n/

Noun
en-noun|planacolutha|pl2anacoluthons

  1. A sentence or other structure with no grammatical sequence; especially when deliberate, as a rhetorical device.

Alternative spellings
anacolouthon

References
R:Webster NCD 1974


Latin

Noun
anacoluthon

  1. Anacoluthan.

References
R:Webster NCD 1974

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