anacoluthon

UK: /ˌænəkəˈluːθɒn/ US: (an′ə kə lo̅o̅′thon)

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an•a•co•lu•thon  (an′ə kə lo̅o̅′thon), n., pl. -tha (-thə). [Rhet.]

1. Oceanography a construction involving a break in grammatical sequence, as
   It makes me so—I just get angry.
2. an instance of anacoluthia.

• 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 adjective, adjectival suffix
• 1700–10

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anacoluthon / ˌænəkəˈluːθɒn/ noun ( -tha / -θə/)

1. a construction that involves the change from one grammatical sequence to another within a single sentence; an example of anacoluthia

Etymology: 18th Century: from Late Latin, from Greek anakolouthon, from anakolouthos not consistent, from an- + akolouthos following