apo koinou

/æpəˈkɔɪnuː/

noun

A blend of two asyndetically connected clauses through a lexical word that has two syntactical functions, one in each of the blended clauses.

OriginAncient Greek σχῆμα ἀπὸ κοινοῦ →
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Meanings

noun
  1. grammarA blend of two asyndetically connected clauses through a lexical word that has two syntactical functions, one in each of the blended clauses.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσχῆμα ἀπὸ κοινοῦ“figure [drawn] from what is common”
  2. Englishapo koinou

Ellipsis from Ancient Greek σχῆμα ἀπὸ κοινοῦ (skhêma apò koinoû, “figure [drawn] from what is common”).

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