hipérbato — meaning in English
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English meaning
- inversion noun The act of turning something upside down, inside out, or into reverse order.
Senses
hipérbato is used for these senses in English:
- hyperbaton (grammar) An inversion of the usual or logical order of words or phrases, for emphasis or poetic effect.
- inversion (grammar) Deviation from standard word order, as for example by putting the predicate before the subject. It takes place in questions with auxiliary verbs; in normal, affirmative clauses beginning with a negative particle, for the purpose of emphasis; and in other rhetorical devices or unusual situations.
inversion — full definition
- noun The act of turning something upside down, inside out, or into reverse order.
- noun In music, a chord or interval rearranged so a different note is on the bottom.