noun
anastrophe
Anastrophe (noun) means Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.
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Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀναστροφή (anastrophḗ), from ἀνα- (ana-, “up”) + στρέφω (stréphō, “to turn”).
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"anastrophe" (noun) means unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.