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”).
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Rhetoric A special kind of ellipsis in which a main clause implied by a subordinate clause is left out.
- Related terms
- aposiopesis, anacoluthon