anapodoton
/ˌænəˈpɒdətən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A special kind of ellipsis in which a main clause implied by a subordinate clause is left out.
Countable; Uncountable
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀναπόδοτον (anapódoton), alternative form of ἀνανταπόδοτον (anantapódoton) (whence anantapodoton), from ἀν- (an-, “not”) + ἀνταποδίδωμι (antapodídōmi, “to give back, correspond with”).