Word: Anacoluthon
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 18th century: via late Latin from Greek anakolouthon, from an- ‘not’ + akolouthos ‘following’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌanəkəˈluːθ(ə)n
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌanəkəˈluːθɒn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a sentence or construction in which the expected grammatical sequence is absent, for example while in the garden, the door banged shut.
Short Definition:construction in which expected grammatical sequence is absent
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