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Anacoluthon

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Noun

1. anacoluthia, anacoluthon

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

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Anacoluthon

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noun plural -tha (-θə)
rhetoric
a construction that involves the change from one grammatical sequence to another within a single sentence; an example of anacoluthia

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Anacoluthon

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nounWord forms: plural ˌanacoˈlutha (ˌænəkəˈluθə ; anˌəkəlo̅oˈt hə) or ˌanacoˈluˌthons
1. 
a change from one grammatical construction to another within the same sentence, sometimes as a rhetorical device
2. 
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!”)

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Anacoluthon

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n. pl. an·a·co·lu·thons or an·a·co·lu·tha (-thə)
An abrupt change within a sentence to a second construction inconsistent with the first, sometimes used for rhetorical effect; for example, I warned him that if he continues to drink, what will become of him?

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