anapodoton

English

Etymology

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”)

Noun

anapodoton (countable and uncountable, plural anapodota)

Examples (anapodoton)

If you only knew …
When in Rome
If the shoe fits
When the cat's away

  1. (uncountable, rhetoric) The rhetorical device in which a main clause is implied by a subordinate clause, without mention.
  2. (countable, rhetoric) An instance of anapodoton.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms
  • anantapodoton

See also
  • aposiopesis
  • Appendix:English examples of anapodoton
  • Appendix:Glossary of rhetorical terms

Further reading
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