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anacoluthon

ana·co·lut·hon

UK/ænəkəˈluːθɒn/ uncommon

noun

1.

an abrupt change within a sentence from one syntactic structure to another

Synonyms

Origin

From Late Latin anacolūthon, from Ancient Greek ἀνακόλουθον (anakólouthon, “without sequence, anomalous [of inflections or grammatical constructions]”), from ἀ(ν)- (a(n)-, “un-”) + ἀκόλουθος (akólouthos, “following”). Compare English non sequitur, from an analogous Latin phrase, denoting a different but related concept.

Phrases

  • non sequitur

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Broader terms

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