- anacoluthia
- anacoluthia anacoluthia n.
1. 1 an abrupt change within a sentence from one syntactic
structure to another.
Syn: anacoluthon [WordNet 1.5]
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anacoluthia — anacoluthic, adj. anacoluthically, adv. /an euh keuh looh thee euh/, n. Rhet. lack of grammatical sequence or coherence, esp. in a sentence. [1855 60; < L < Gk anakolouthía. See ANACOLUTHON, IA] * * * … Universalium
anacoluthia — noun A syntactic construction in which an element is followed by another that does not agree properly … Wiktionary
anacoluthia — an·a·co·lu·thia … English syllables
anacoluthia — /ænəkəˈluθiə/ (say anuhkuh loohtheeuh) noun lack of grammatical sequence or coherence, especially in the same sentence. {Latin, from Greek anakolouthia} –anacoluthic, adjective …
anacoluthia — noun an abrupt change within a sentence from one syntactic structure to another • Syn: ↑anacoluthon • Hypernyms: ↑rhetorical device … Useful english dictionary
Anacoluthon — An a*co*lu thon, n. [Gr. ?, ?, not following, wanting sequence; an priv. + ? following.] (Gram.) A lack 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
anacoluthon — /an euh keuh looh thon/, n., pl. anacolutha / theuh/. Rhet. 1. a construction involving a break in grammatical sequence, as It makes me so I just get angry. 2. an instance of anacoluthia. [1700 10; < Gk anakólouthon, neut. of anakólouthos not… … Universalium
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 — n. Grammar, lack of sequence; passing to a new subject, or sentence construction, without completing first one. ♦ anacoluthia, n. such practice. ♦ anacoluthic, a … Dictionary of difficult words
rhetorical device — noun a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance) • Topics: ↑rhetoric • Hypernyms: ↑device • Hyponyms: ↑anacoluthia, ↑anacoluthon, ↑asyndeton, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
