anantapodoton

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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.

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