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”).

  1. learned borrowing from ἀναπόδοτον

Definitions

  1. 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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