anacoluthon

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

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

Etymology

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.

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Synonyms

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