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an⋅a⋅co⋅lu⋅thon
[an-uh-kuh-loo-thon] 
–noun, plural -tha [-thuh] . Rhetoric.
[-thuh] . Rhetoric. | 1. | a construction involving a break in grammatical sequence, as It makes me so—I just get angry. |
| 2. | an instance of anacoluthia. |
Origin:
1700–10; < Gk anakólouthon, neut. of anakólouthos not following, equiv. to an- an- 1 + akólouthos marching together (a- together + kolouth-, gradational var. of keleuth- road, march + -os adj. suffix
1700–10; < Gk anakólouthon, neut. of anakólouthos not following, equiv. to an- an- 1 + akólouthos marching together (a- together + kolouth-, gradational var. of keleuth- road, march + -os adj. suffix
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| an·a·co·lu·thon (ān'ə-kə-lōō'thŏn') n. pl. an·a·co·lu·thons or an·a·co·lu·tha (-thə) An abrupt change within a sentence to a second construction inconsistent with the first, sometimes used for rhetorical effect; for example, I warned him that if he continues to drink, what will become of him? [Late Latin, from Late Greek anakolouthon, inconsistency in logic, from Greek, neuter of anakolouthos, inconsistent : an-, not; see a-1 + akolouthos, following (a-, together; see sem-1 in Indo-European roots + keleuthos, path).] an'a·co·lu'thic adj. |
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Anacoluthon
An`a*co*lu"thon\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, not following, wanting sequence; 'an priv. + ? following.] (Gram.) A want 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 syntactically correspond with the first part.
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anacoluthon
1706, "want of grammatical sequence, changing constructions in mid-clause," from L., from Gk. neut. of anakolouthos "inconsequent," from an- "not" + akolouthos "following," from copulative prefix a- + keleuthos "way, road, track, path" (see celerity).
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