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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A syntactic construction in which an element is followed by another that does not agree properly
2. 2
   an abrupt change within a sentence from one syntactic structure to another wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

anacoluthon

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνακολουθία (anakolouthía).

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