anacoluthic
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Anacoluthic — An a*co*lu thic, a. Lacking grammatical sequence. {An a*co*lu thic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
anacoluthic — adjective see anacoluthon … New Collegiate Dictionary
anacoluthic — adjective Of, pertaining to, being, or resembling an anacoluthon … Wiktionary
anacoluthic — an·a·co·lu·thic … English syllables
anacoluthic — adjective of or related to syntactic inconsistencies of the sort known as anacoluthons • Pertains to noun: ↑anacoluthon • Topics: ↑rhetoric … Useful english dictionary
Anacoluthically — Anacoluthic An a*co*lu thic, a. Lacking grammatical sequence. {An a*co*lu thic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
anacoluthia — anacoluthic, adj. anacoluthically, adv. /an euh keuh looh thee euh/, n. Rhet. lack of grammatical sequence or coherence, esp. in a sentence. [1855 60; < L < Gk anakolouthía. See ANACOLUTHON, IA] * * * … Universalium
anacoluthon — noun (plural anacolutha; also thons) Etymology: Late Latin, from Late Greek anakolouthon inconsistency in logic, from Greek, neuter of anakolouthos inconsistent, from an + akolouthos following, from ha , a together + keleuthos path … New Collegiate Dictionary
Jeremias — • Name of several Old Testament figures Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Jeremias ♦ Jeremias … Catholic encyclopedia
anacoluthon — [ˌanəkə lu:θɒn, θ(ə)n] noun (plural anacolutha θə) a construction in which the expected grammatical sequence is absent, for example while in the garden, the door banged shut. Derivatives anacoluthic adjective Origin C18: via late L. from Gk… … English new terms dictionary