anacoluthon
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Late Latin anacolūthon, from Ancient Greek ἀνακόλουθον (anakolouthon, “without sequence, anomalous [of inflections or grammatical constructions]”), from ἀ(ν)- (a-, “un-”) + ἀκόλουθος (akolouthos, “following”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ænəkəˈluːθɒn/
- Homophone: anacolouthon
[edit] Noun
anacoluthon (plural anacolutha or anacoluthons)
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You better not or, what do you think will happen? |
- (grammar) A sentence or clause that is grammatically inconsistent, especially with respect to the type of clausal or phrasal complement for the initial clause.
- (rhetoric) Intentional use of such a structure.
[edit] Hyponyms
[edit] See also
Anacoluthon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
[edit] References
- “anacoluthon” in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition.
- Silva Rhetoricae
[edit] Latin
[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀνακόλουθον (anakolouthon, “without sequence, anomalous [of inflections or grammatical constructions]”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + ἀκόλουθος (akolouthos, “following”).
[edit] Noun
anacolūthon (genitive anacolūthī); n, second declension
[edit] Inflection
[edit] References
- “anacoluthon” in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition.
