anapodoton
anapodoton · anapodota
A special kind of ellipsis in which a main clause implied by a subordinate clause is…A special kind of ellipsis in which a main clause implied by a subordinate clause is left out.
/ˌænəˈpɒdətən/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, rhetoric, uncountable)A special kind of ellipsis in which a main clause implied by a subordinate clause is left out.
Origin
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀναπόδοτον (anapódoton), alternative form of ἀνανταπόLearned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀναπόδοτον (anapódoton), alternative form of ἀνανταπόδοτον (anantapódoton) (whence anantapodoton), from ἀν- (an-, “not”) + ἀνταποδίδωμι (antapodídōmi, “to give back, correspond with”).
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Forms
plural: anapodota| Singular | anapodoton |
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| Plural | anapodota |
irregular · Lesson
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable