anacoluthon meaning

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anacoluthon (noun): an abrupt change within a sentence from one syntactic structure to another.

Definition of anacoluthon

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

    Synonyms: anacoluthia

    Type of: rhetorical device

Scrabble score: 16 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AN · words ending in ON · 11-letter words

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