Anacoluthic

Anacoluthic
Anacoluthic An`a*co*lu"thic, a. Lacking grammatical sequence. -- {An`a*co*lu"thic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] ||

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  • anacoluthic — adjective see anacoluthon …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • anacoluthic — See anacoluthon. * * * …   Universalium

  • 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

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