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anastrophe

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Noun — A sentence structure in which the usual word order is changed or reversed.

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Rare, literary or technical

Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀναστροφή (anastrophḗ), from ἀνα- (ana-), meaning ‘up’, and στρέφω (stréphō), meaning ‘to turn’.

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