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anacoluthia

[ an-uh-kuh-loo-thee-uh ]

noun

, Rhetoric.
  1. lack of grammatical sequence or coherence, especially in a sentence.


anacoluthia

/ ˌænəkəˈluːθɪə /

noun

  1. rhetoric lack of grammatical sequence, esp within a single sentence
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Derived Forms

  • ˌanacoˈluthic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • ana·co·luthic adjective
  • ana·co·luthi·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of anacoluthia1

1855–60; < Latin < Greek anakolouthía. See anacoluthon, -ia
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Example Sentences

Anacoluthon, an-a-ko-lū′thon, n. want of sequence in the construction of a sentence, when the latter part does not grammatically correspond with the former: a sentence exhibiting an Anacoluthia, or the passing from one construction to another before the former is completed.

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