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anastrophe
[ uh-nas-truh-fee ]
noun
, Rhetoric.
- inversion of the usual order of words.
anastrophe
/ əˈnæstrəfɪ /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of anastrophe1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of anastrophe1
C16: from Greek, from anastrephein to invert
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Example Sentences
This is the only sentence in Arrian where suffers anastrophe, coming after the noun.
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