[ ˌanəkə'lu:θɒn , -θ(ə)n ]
■ noun ( plural anacolutha -θə ) a construction in which the expected grammatical sequence is absent, for example while in the garden, the door banged shut .
Derivatives
anacoluthic adjective
Origin
C18: via late L. from Gk anakolouthon , from an- 'not' + akolouthos 'following'.