anapodoton
noun/ˌænəˈpɒdətən/
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀναπόδοτον (anapódoton), alternative form of ἀνανταπόδοτον (anantapódoton) (whence anantapodoton), from ἀν- (an-, “not”) + ἀνταποδίδωμι (antapodídōmi, “to give back, correspond with”).
- learned borrowing from ἀναπόδοτον
Definitions
A special kind of ellipsis in which a main clause implied by a subordinate clause is left…
A special kind of ellipsis in which a main clause implied by a subordinate clause is left out.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for anapodoton. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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