ANASTROPHE
anastrophe, inversion
(noun) the reversal of the normal order of words
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
anastrophe (countable and uncountable, plural anastrophes)
(rhetoric) Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.
Synonyms
• inversion
Source: Wiktionary
A*nas"tro*phe, n. Etym: [Gr. (Rhet. & Gram.)
Definition: An inversion of the natural order of words; as, echoed the hills, for, the hills echoed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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