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noun
An inversion of the usual or logical order of words or phrases, for emphasis or poetic effect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Synonyms: anastrophe, inversion
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Adding a word or thought to a sentence that is already semantically complete, thus drawing emphasis to the addition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rhetoric
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noun
reversal of normal word order (as in `cheese I love')
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: rhetorical device
History
Borrowed from Latin hyperbaton, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑπερβατόν (huperbatón, “overstepping”), from ὑπερβαίνω (huperbaínō), from ὑπέρ (hupér) + βαίνω (baínō, “walk”).
Across languages
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