anacoluthia

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

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

Origin of anacoluthia

1
1855–60; <Latin <Greek anakolouthía.See anacoluthon, -ia

Other words from anacoluthia

  • an·a·co·lu·thic, adjective
  • an·a·co·lu·thi·cal·ly, adverb

Words Nearby anacoluthia

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British Dictionary definitions for anacoluthia

anacoluthia

/ (ˌænəkəˈluːθɪə) /


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

Derived forms of anacoluthia

  • anacoluthic, adjective

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