Definition of Anacoluthon

1. Noun. An abrupt change within a sentence from one syntactic structure to another.

Exact synonyms: Anacoluthia
Generic synonyms: Rhetorical Device

Definition of Anacoluthon

1. n. A want of grammatical sequence or coherence in a sentence; an instance of a change of construction in a sentence so that the latter part does not syntactically correspond with the first part.

Definition of Anacoluthon

1. [n -THA or -THONS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anacoluthon

anaclastic
anaclastics
anaclinal
anaclises
anaclisis
anaclitic
anaclitic
anaclitic depression
anaclitic depression
anaclitic psychotherapy
anacmesis
anacolutha
anacoluthia
anacoluthic
anacoluthically
anacoluthon (current term)
anacoluthons
anaconda
anaconda
anacondas
anacreontic
anacreontics
anacrotic
anacrotic limb
anacrotic pulse
anacrotism
anacruses
anacrusis
anacusis
Anacyclus

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