hyperbaton
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Latin hyperbaton, from Greek ὑπερβατον ‘overstepping’, from ὑπερβαινειν, from ὑπερ- + βαίνειν ‘walk’.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /haɪˈpɜːbətɒn/
Noun [edit]
hyperbaton (plural hyperbatons or hyperbata)
- (grammar) An inversion of the usual or logical order of words or phrases, for emphasis or poetic effect.
