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anacoluthon

(an′ə kə lo̵̅o̅′t̸hän′)

a change from one grammatical construction to another within the same sentence, sometimes as a rhetorical device
a sentence in which this occurs (Ex.: “A man, young lady! lady, such a man as all the world— why, he's a man of wax!”)

Origin: LGr anakolouthon < Gr, neut. of anakolouthos, inconsequent < an-, not + akolouthos, following: see acolyte

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anacoluthic adjective

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noun 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?

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Origin: Late Latin

Origin: , from Late Greek anakolouthon, inconsistency in logic

Origin: , from Greek

Origin: , neuter of anakolouthos, inconsistent

Origin: : an-, not; see a-¹

Origin: + akolouthos, following (a-, together; see sem-¹ in Indo-European roots + keleuthos, path)

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