About The Word Hyperbaton
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Hyperbaton
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What's The Definition Of Hyperbaton?
[n] reversal of normal word order (as in `cheese I love')
Synonyms | Synonyms for Hyperbaton: Related Terms | Find terms related to Hyperbaton: See Also | rhetorical device Hyperbaton In Webster's Dictionary \Hy*per"ba*ton\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? transposed,
fr. ? to step over; "ype`r over + ? to step.] (Gram.)
A figurative construction, changing or inverting the natural
order of words or clauses; as, ``echoed the hills'' for ``the
hills echoed.''
With a violent hyperbaton to transpose the text.
--Milton.
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