anastrophe

Noun
Synonyms: inversion

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the reversal of the normal order of wordsSynonyms: inversion
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Anastrophe \A*nas"tro*phe\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to turn up or back; 'ana` + ? to turn.] (Rhet. & Gram.) An inversion of the natural order of words; as, echoed the hills, for, the hills echoed. [1913 Webster]
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