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ANASTROPHE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The reversal of the normal order of words
Synonyms:
anastrophe; inversion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("anastrophe" is a kind of...):
rhetorical device (a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance))