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Word: Anastrophe
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century: from Greek anastrophē ‘turning back’, from ana- ‘back’ + strephein ‘to turn’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈnastrəfi
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the inversion of the usual order of words or clauses.
Short Definition:inversion of usual order of words or clauses
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