- anacolutha
- n. construction that involves a break in grammatical sequence
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anacolutha
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anacoluthon — [ˌanəkə lu:θɒn, θ(ə)n] noun (plural anacolutha θə) a construction in which the expected grammatical sequence is absent, for example while in the garden, the door banged shut. Derivatives anacoluthic adjective Origin C18: via late L. from Gk… … English new terms dictionary
anacoluthon — /ænəkəˈluθən/ (say anuhkuh loohthuhn) noun (plural anacolutha /ænəkəˈluθə/ (say anuhkuh loohthuh)) a construction involving a break in grammatical sequence; a case of anacoluthia. {Latin, from Greek anakolouthon (neuter adjective) inconsequent} …
anacoluthon — [an΄ə kə lo͞o′thän΄] n. pl. anacolutha [an΄ə kə lo͞o′thə] or anacoluthons [LGr anakolouthon < Gr, neut. of anakolouthos, inconsequent < an , not + akolouthos, following: see ACOLYTE] 1. a change from one grammatical construction to another… … English World dictionary
