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an·a·co·lu·thon
 anacoluthon
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- pronunciation:
- ae
n
k
lu
than
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noun |
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a sudden shift within a sentence from one grammatical structure to another, esp. when done for rhetorical effect.
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| derivations: |
anacoluthic (adj.), anacoluthically (adv.) |
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