ANACOLUTHIA

anacoluthia, anacoluthon

(noun) an abrupt change within a sentence from one syntactic structure to another

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

anacoluthia (plural anacoluthias)

(grammar) A syntactic construction in which an element is followed by another that does not agree properly

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.

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