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- Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἀνανταπόδοτον
- English todayanantapodoton
From Ancient Greek ἀνανταπόδοτον (anantapódoton).
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anantapodoton
Today it means: A rhetorical device in which a main clause is suggested by the introduction of a subordinate clause, but where the expression trails off. Full definition →
Ancient Greek ἀνανταπόδοτον