Anacoloutha

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of anacolouthon form-of, plural
  2. 2
    A non-reciprocal synonym; a word of meaning similar to a word but that cannot substitute for that word in all uses. rhetoric

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνακόλουθος (anakólouthos, “inconsequent”).

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