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ANACOLUTHIC

Dictionary entry overview: What does anacoluthic mean?

• ANACOLUTHIC (adjective)
The adjective ANACOLUTHIC has 1 sense:

1. of or related to syntactic inconsistencies of the sort known as anacoluthons

Familiarity information: ANACOLUTHIC used as an adjective is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ANACOLUTHIC (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Of or related to syntactic inconsistencies of the sort known as anacoluthons

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain category:

rhetoric (study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking))

Pertainym:

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

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