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Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀνακόλουθον (anakólouthon).
Noun
anacoluto m (plural anacoluti)
- (rhetoric, grammar) anacoluthon, anacoluthia
Further reading
- anacoluto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀνακόλουθον (anakólouthon).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧na‧co‧lu‧to
Noun
anacoluto m (plural anacolutos)
- (rhetoric, grammar) anacoluthon; anacoluthia (grammatically inconsistent construction)
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνακόλουθον (anakólouthon).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /anakoˈluto/
- Rhymes: -uto
- Syllabification: a‧na‧co‧lu‧to
Noun
anacoluto m (plural anacolutos)
- (rhetoric, grammar) anacoluthon, anacoluthia
Further reading