anastrophe

[ uh-nas-truh-fee ]

noun

, Rhetoric.

1. inversion of the usual order of words.

anastrophe

/ əˈnæstrəfɪ /

noun

1. See inversion
   rhetoric another term for inversion

Word History and Origins

Origin of anastrophe¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of anastrophe¹

C16: from Greek, from anastrephein to invert

Example Sentences

This is the only sentence in Arrian where suffers anastrophe, coming after the noun.

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