anacoluthons
Variant of anacoluthon
ana·co·lu·thon (an′ə kə lo̵̅o̅′t̸hän′)
noun pl. anacolutha -·tha (-t̸hə) or anacoluthons -·thons′
- 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!”)
Etymology: LGr anakolouthon < Gr, neut. of anakolouthos, inconsequent < an-, not + akolouthos, following: see acolyte
Related Forms:
- anacoluthic an′a·co·lu′·thic adjective
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