anantapodoton

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noun

A rhetorical device in which a main clause is suggested by the introduction of a subordinate clause, but where the expression trails off.

OriginAncient Greek ἀνανταπόδοτον →
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Meanings

nounanantapodoton (countable and uncountable, plural anantapodota)

plural anantapodota

  1. countablerhetoricuncommonuncountableA rhetorical device in which a main clause is suggested by the introduction of a subordinate clause, but where the expression trails off.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀνανταπόδοτον
  2. Englishanantapodoton

From Ancient Greek ἀνανταπόδοτον (anantapódoton).

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Translations

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Cite this entry
APA

anantapodoton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anantapodoton

MLA

“anantapodoton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anantapodoton. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anantapodoton,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anantapodoton.

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