anacoluthon

an·a·co·lu·thon

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [an-uh-kuh-loo-thon]
- /ˌæn ə kəˈlu θɒn/
- /ˈanəkˌɒlʌθən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [an-uh-kuh-loo-thon]
- /ˌæn ə kəˈlu θɒn/

Definitions of anacoluthon word

noun anacoluthon a construction that involves the change from one grammatical sequence to another within a single sentence; an example of anacoluthia 3
noun anacoluthon a change from one grammatical construction to another within the same sentence, sometimes as a rhetorical device 3
noun anacoluthon 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!”) 3
noun plural anacoluthon a construction involving a break in grammatical sequence, as It makes me so—I just get angry. 1
noun plural anacoluthon an instance of anacoluthia. 1
noun anacoluthon A sentence or construction that lacks grammatical sequence, such as while in the garden, the door banged shut. 1

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Origin of anacoluthon

First appearance:

before 1700

One of the 50% oldest English words

1700-10; < Greek anakólouthon, neuter of anakólouthos not following, equivalent to an- an-1 + akólouthos marching together (a- together + kolouth-, gradational variant of keleuth- road, march + -os adj. suffix

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Parts of speech for Anacoluthon

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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anacoluthon popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

anacoluthon usage trend in Literature

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