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paraprosdokian

/ˌpæɹəˌpɹoʊsˈdoʊkiən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
para-pros-dokian
IPA
/ˌpæɹəˌpɹoʊsˈdoʊkiən/
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to reframe or reinterpret the first part.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παρά (pará, “against”) + προσδοκία (prosdokía, “expectation”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

paraprosdokians (plural)

Phrases

non sequitur

Frequently Paired Words

bathos non sequitur

Questions

How do you pronounce paraprosdokian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpæɹəˌpɹoʊsˈdoʊkiən/.
What does paraprosdokian mean?
A figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to reframe or reinterpret the first part.
Where does paraprosdokian come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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