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Definition of: anacoluthon
(an′ə·kə·l
′thon) noun plural ·thons or ·tha (-thə)
1. Violation of grammatical sequence, as for the sake of energy or to express strong emotion.
2. An instance of this; a sentence in which anacoluthon occurs. [<Gk. anakolouthos lacking sequence <an- not + akolouthos following]
—an′a·co·lu′thic adjective
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