anastrophe

[ uh-nas-truh-fee ]
/ əˈnæs trə fi /

noun Rhetoric.

inversion of the usual order of words.

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Origin of anastrophe

1570–80; < Greek: turning back. See ana-, strophe

Words nearby anastrophe

anastigmatic, anastomose, anastomosis, anastomotic branch, anastomotic ulcer, anastrophe, anastrozole, anastylosis, anat., anata, anatabine
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British Dictionary definitions for anastrophe

anastrophe
/ (əˈnæstrəfɪ) /

noun

rhetoric another term for inversion (def. 3)

Word Origin for anastrophe

C16: from Greek, from anastrephein to invert
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