anacoluthon

Meaning

Noun

• A sentence or clause that is grammatically inconsistent, especially with respect to the type of clausal or phrasal complement for the initial clause.
• Intentional use of such a structure.

Related

Narrower meaning words

• anapodoton
• nominativus pendens

Origin

• From Late Latin anacolūthon, from Ancient Greek ἀνακόλουθον ("without sequence, anomalous [of inflections or grammatical constructions]"), from ἀ- + ἀκόλουθος.