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What is the noun for anacoluthic?

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anacoluthon
  1. (grammar) A sentence or clause that is grammatically inconsistent, especially with respect to the type of clausal or phrasal complement for the initial clause.
  2. (rhetoric) Intentional use of such a structure.
  3. Examples:
    1. “The use of anacoluthon in his essay causes the opinion that he gives to sound more like fact and therefore even more persuasive.”
      “He takes no thought for style, and his work is marked by frequent pleonasm, anacoluthon, etc.”
      “Such anacoluthon is usually graceful and free from obscurity.”
anacolouthon
  1. Alternative spelling of anacoluthon
anacoloutha
  1. plural of anacolouthon
  2. (rhetoric) A non-reciprocal synonym; a word of meaning similar to a word but that cannot substitute for that word in all uses.
anacolouthons
  1. plural of anacolouthon
  2. Alternative spelling of anacoluthons
anacolutha
  1. plural of anacoluthon
  2. Alternative spelling of anacoloutha
  3. Examples:
    1. “On the other hand, his style suffers from ellipses, parentheses, and anacolutha.”
      “For example, Plato's dialogues contain a lot of anacolutha, which would now be rejected as ungrammatical, and the same applies to Shakespeare's plays.”
      “Usually, anacolutha are close enough to a grammatical construction, or can be traced back to a familiar pattern, to be understood without problem by the receptor.”
anacoluthons
  1. plural of anacoluthon
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