anacoluthon

[ an-uh-kuh-loo-thon ]

/ ˌæn ə kəˈlu θɒn /

noun, plural an·a·co·lu·tha [an-uh-kuh-loo-thuh]. /ˌæn ə kəˈlu θə/. Rhetoric.

a construction involving a break in grammatical sequence, as It makes me so—I just get angry.

an instance of anacoluthia.

Origin of anacoluthon

1700–10; <Greek anakólouthon, neuter of anakólouthos not following, equivalent to an-an-¹ + akólouthos marching together (a- together + kolouth-, gradational variant of keleuth- road, march + -os adj. suffix

Words nearby anacoluthon

anaclisis, anaclitic, anaclitic depression, anacoenosis, anacoluthia, anacoluthon, anaconda, Anacostia, Anacostia River, anacoustic, Anacreon

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Example sentences from the Web for anacoluthon

A breakdown like this—an anacoluthon, as the grammarians call it—is nothing strange in Paul's style.
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Galatians|G. G. Findlay
Anacoluthon, a want of grammatical and logical sequence in the structure of a sentence.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2|Various
The anacoluthon in Mk iv, 31, is avoided by Matthew and Luke.
Sources of the Synoptic Gospels|Carl S. Patton

British Dictionary definitions for anacoluthon

anacoluthon

/ (ˌænəkəˈluːθɒn) /

noun plural -tha (-θə)

rhetoric a construction that involves the change from one grammatical sequence to another within a single sentence; an example of anacoluthia

Word Origin for anacoluthon

C18: from Late Latin, from Greek anakolouthon, from anakolouthos not consistent, from an- + akolouthos following

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单词	anacoluthon
释义	anacoluthon [ an-uh-kuh-loo-thon ] / ˌæn ə kəˈlu θɒn / noun, plural an·a·co·lu·tha [an-uh-kuh-loo-thuh]. /ˌæn ə kəˈlu θə/. Rhetoric. a construction involving a break in grammatical sequence, as It makes me so—I just get angry. an instance of anacoluthia. Origin of anacoluthon 1700–10; <Greek anakólouthon, neuter of anakólouthos not following, equivalent to an-an-¹ + akólouthos marching together (a- together + kolouth-, gradational variant of keleuth- road, march + -os adj. suffix Words nearby anacoluthon anaclisis, anaclitic, anaclitic depression, anacoenosis, anacoluthia, anacoluthon, anaconda, Anacostia, Anacostia River, anacoustic, Anacreon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for anacoluthon A breakdown like this—an anacoluthon, as the grammarians call it—is nothing strange in Paul's style. The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Galatians\|G. G. Findlay Anacoluthon, a want of grammatical and logical sequence in the structure of a sentence. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2\|Various The anacoluthon in Mk iv, 31, is avoided by Matthew and Luke. Sources of the Synoptic Gospels\|Carl S. Patton British Dictionary definitions for anacoluthon anacoluthon / (ˌænəkəˈluːθɒn) / noun plural -tha (-θə) rhetoric a construction that involves the change from one grammatical sequence to another within a single sentence; an example of anacoluthia Word Origin for anacoluthon C18: from Late Latin, from Greek anakolouthon, from anakolouthos not consistent, from an- + akolouthos following Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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