anacoluthon

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Hyponyms 1.5 References 2 Latin 2.1 Noun 2.2 References

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Alternative spellings

• anacolouthon

[edit] Etymology

From Late Latin anacoluthon, from Ancient Greek ἀνακόλουθον (anakolouthon), “‘without sequence’”), from ἀ- (a-), “‘not’”) + ἀκόλουθος (akolouthos), “‘following’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ænəkə'lu:θɒn/

[edit] Noun

anacoluthon (plural anacolutha or anacoluthons)

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

[edit] Hyponyms

• anapodoton

[edit] References

• “anacoluthon” in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition.

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Noun

anacoluthon

1. Anacoluthan.

[edit] References

• “anacoluthon” in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition.