Anakoluthia

/ˌænəkəˈluːθiə/ noun

A grammatical term for a break in sentence structure where the beginning does not logically connect to the end, causing grammatical inconsistency.

From Greek 'ana-' (up, back) + 'akolouthos' (following), literally meaning 'not following.' The term was used by ancient Greek grammarians to describe sentences that abandoned their original grammatical construction midway through.

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