anapodoton en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /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”).
Meanings
- (countable, rhetoric, uncountable) A special kind of ellipsis in which a main clause implied by a subordinate clause is left out.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| anapodota | Number=Plur | lexicographic |