anapodoton

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἀναπόδοτον (anapódoton), alternative spelling of ἀνανταπόδοτον (anantapódoton), neuter of ἀνανταπόδοτος (anantapódotos), from ἀν- (an-, “not”) + ἀνταποδίδωμι (antapodídōmi, “I give back, correspond with”)

Noun

anapodoton (countable and uncountable, plural anapodota) Template:examples-right

1. (uncountable, rhetoric) The rhetorical device in which a main clause is implied by a subordinate clause, without mention.
2. (countable, rhetoric) An instance of anapodoton.

Hypernyms

• anacoluthon
• ellipsis

Hyponyms

• anantapodoton

See also

• aposiopesis
• Appendix:English examples of anapodoton
• Appendix:Glossary of rhetorical terms

Further reading

• anapodoton on Wikipedia.Wikipedia