anacoluthia

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Noun anacoluthia has 1 sense

anacoluthia, anacoluthon - an abrupt change within a sentence from one syntactic structure to another
--₁ is a kind of rhetorical device

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Anacoluthia

Anacoluthia refers to a grammatical or syntactic construction that lacks consistency or coherence, leading to a breakdown in the logical flow of a sentence or discourse.

Definitions:

Noun:

1. In grammar, a lack of grammatical sequence or coherence between clauses or phrases within a sentence.

2. A rhetorical device where a speaker deliberately interrupts a sentence with an unexpected shift in thought or structure.

Examples:

Noun:

1. The anacoluthia in her speech made it difficult to follow her main argument.

2. The poem's anacoluthia added a sense of unpredictability to the overall composition.

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