acoluthic

adjective

ac·​o·​lu·​thic
variants or akoluthic
¦a-kə-¦lü-thik
: following immediately (as a visual afterimage) upon the primary activity aroused by a stimulus

Word History

Etymology

Greek akolouthos following + English -ic

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“Acoluthic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acoluthic. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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