anacoluthia
[ an-uh-kuh-loo-thee-uh ]
nounRhetoric.
lack of grammatical sequence or coherence, especially in a sentence.
Origin of anacoluthia
1Other words from anacoluthia
- an·a·co·lu·thic, adjective
- an·a·co·lu·thi·cal·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for anacoluthia
anacoluthia
/ (ˌænəkəˈluːθɪə) /
noun
rhetoric lack of grammatical sequence, esp within a single sentence
Derived forms of anacoluthia
- anacoluthic, adjective
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