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Anastrophe

Anastrophe Meaning & Definition
Anastrophe Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Anastrophe?

[n] the reversal of the normal order of words

Synonyms | Synonyms for Anastrophe: inversion

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See Also | rhetorical device

Anastrophe In Webster's Dictionary

\A*nas"tro*phe\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to turn up or back; ? + ? to turn.] (Rhet. & Gram.) An inversion of the natural order of words; as, echoed the hills, for, the hills echoed.

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