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anacoluthon

an·a·co·lu·thon

anacoluthon

 
pronunciation:
ae n k lu than
part of speech: noun
definition: a sudden shift within a sentence from one grammatical structure to another, esp. when done for rhetorical effect.
derivations: anacoluthic (adj.), anacoluthically (adv.)