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ANACOLUTHIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or related to syntactic inconsistencies of the sort known as anacoluthons
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
rhetoric (study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking))
Pertainym:
anacoluthon (an abrupt change within a sentence from one syntactic structure to another)