anastrophe
[ uh-nas-truh-fee ]
nounRhetoric.
inversion of the usual order of words.
Origin of anastrophe
1Words Nearby anastrophe
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How to use anastrophe in a sentence
This is the only sentence in Arrian where suffers anastrophe, coming after the noun.
The Anabasis of Alexander | Arrian of Nicomedia
British Dictionary definitions for anastrophe
anastrophe
/ (əˈnæstrəfɪ) /
noun
rhetoric another term for inversion (def. 3)
Origin of anastrophe
1C16: from Greek, from anastrephein to invert
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