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anapodoton

/ˌænəˈpɒdətən/

anapodoton noun: a special kind of ellipsis in which a main clause implied by a subordinate clause is left out.

Noun

anapodoton (countable and uncountable, plural anapodota)

  1. (rhetoric) A special kind of ellipsis in which a main clause implied by a subordinate clause is left out.

Forms of anapodoton

pluralanapodota

Origin of anapodoton

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀναπόδοτον (anapódoton), alternative form of ἀνανταπόδοτον (anantapódoton) (whence anantapodoton), from ἀν- (an-, “not”) + ἀνταποδίδωμι (antapodídōmi, “to give back, correspond with”).

Questions about anapodoton

What does anapodoton mean?
Anapodoton means a special kind of ellipsis in which a main clause implied by a subordinate clause is left out.
What part of speech is anapodoton?
Anapodoton is a noun.
How do you pronounce anapodoton?
Anapodoton is pronounced /ˌænəˈpɒdətən/.
What is the plural of anapodoton?
The plural of anapodoton is anapodota.

Words near anapodoton in the dictionary

  1. anapnograph
  2. anapnographs
  3. anapocosis
  4. anapodeictic
  5. anapodota
  6. anapodoton
  7. anapoiesis
  8. anapole
  9. anapoles
  10. anapophyseal
  11. anapophyses

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