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periodic sentence

periodic sentence noun: a complex sentence whose main clause is left unfinished until the end in order to create the effect of anticipation or suspense.

Noun

periodic sentence (plural periodic sentences)

  1. (rhetoric) A complex sentence whose main clause is left unfinished until the end in order to create the effect of anticipation or suspense.

Forms of periodic sentence

pluralperiodic sentences

Questions about periodic sentence

What does periodic sentence mean?
Periodic sentence means a complex sentence whose main clause is left unfinished until the end in order to create the effect of anticipation or suspense.
What part of speech is periodic sentence?
Periodic sentence is a noun.
What is the plural of periodic sentence?
The plural of periodic sentence is periodic sentences.

Words near periodic sentence in the dictionary

  1. periodic inequality
  2. periodic inventory
  3. periodic law
  4. periodic month
  5. periodic months
  6. periodic sentence
  7. periodic sentences
  8. periodic structure
  9. periodic structures
  10. periodic table
  11. periodic tables

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