periodic sentence

[peer-ee-od-ik, peer-]

pe·ri·od·ic sen·tence

[peer-ee-od-ik, peer-]
noun
a sentence that, by leaving the completion of its main clause to the end, produces an effect of suspense, as in Unable to join the others at the dance because of my sprained ankle, I went to a movie.


Origin:
1895–1900
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Periodic sentence has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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periodic sentence (ˌpɪərɪˈɒdɪk)
 
n
rhetoric a sentence in which the completion of the main clause is left to the end, thus creating an effect of suspense

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