anapodoton
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἀναπόδοτον (anapódoton), alternative spelling of ἀνανταπόδοτον (anantapódoton), neuter of ἀνανταπόδοτος (anantapódotos), from ἀν- (an-, “not”) + ἀνταποδίδωμι (antapodídōmi, “I give back, correspond with”).
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anapodoton (countable and uncountable, plural anapodota)
- (rhetoric) The rhetorical device in which a main clause is implied by a subordinate clause, without mention.
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[edit]- anapodoton on Wikipedia.Wikipedia