anapodoton
Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀναπόδοτον, alternative spelling of ἀνανταπόδοτον, neuter of ἀνανταπόδοτος, from ἀν- ("not") + ἀνταποδίδωμι ("I give back, correspond with").

Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˌænəˈpɒdətən/
Noun

anapodoton

  1. (rhetoric) The rhetorical device in which a main clause is implied by a subordinate clause, without mention.



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