anantapodoton

See also: Anantapodoton

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνανταπόδοτον (anantapódoton).

Noun

anantapodoton (countable and uncountable, plural anantapodota)

1. (rhetoric, uncommon) A rhetorical device in which a main clause is suggested by the introduction of a subordinate clause, but where the expression trails off.

Hypernyms

• anapodoton

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: anantapodoton
• German: Anantapodoton (de) n
• Polish: anantapodoton m