hyperbaton
[ hahy-pur-buh-ton ]
/ haɪˈpɜr bəˌtɒn /
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noun, plural hy·per·ba·tons, hy·per·ba·ta [hahy-pur-buh-tuh] /haɪˈpɜr bə tə/. Rhetoric.
the use, especially for emphasis, of a word order other than the expected or usual one, as in “Bird thou never wert.”
Nearby words
- hyperaphia,
- hyperbaric,
- hyperbaric chamber,
- hyperbaric oxygen,
- hyperbarism,
- hyperbetalipoproteinemia,
- hyperbilirubinemia,
- hyperbola,
- hyperbole,
- hyperbolic
Origin of hyperbaton
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Examples from the Web for hyperbaton
Note the separation of the epithets from the nouns, and the high level of diction produced by the hyperbaton.
In none of these passages is ut separated from si: the hyperbaton elevates the phrase and makes more natural its use in verse.
Hyperbaton Transgressio, when the ryghte 31 order of wordes is troubled, & hath these kyndes.
A Treatise of Schemes and Tropes|Richard SherryIt seems to be a mere normalization of the hyperbaton; the elimination of the elision (mittere ad) may have been a factor as well.
hyperbaton
/ (haɪˈpɜːbəˌtɒn) /
noun
rhetoric a figure of speech in which the normal order of words is reversed, as in cheese I love
Word Origin for hyperbaton
C16: via Latin from Greek, literally: an overstepping, from hyper- + bainein to step
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hyperbaton
1570s, "figure of speech in which the natural order of words or phrases is inverted, especially for the sake of emphasis," from Greek hyperbaton, literally "overstepping," from hyper "over" + bainein "to step" (see come).
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