noun

hyperbaton

hyperbaton · hyperbatons · hyperbata

гипербатон

Hyperbaton

An inversion of the usual or logical order of words or phrases, for emphasis or poetic…An inversion of the usual or logical order of words or phrases, for emphasis or poetic effect.

/haɪˈpɜːbətɒn/

Meaning

2 senses

An inversion of the usual or logical order of words or phrases, for emphasis or poetic effect.
Hyperbaton
гипербатонgiperbaton
(rhetoric)Adding a word or thought to a sentence that is already semantically complete, thus drawing emphasis to the addition.

More definitions

reversal of normal word order (as in ‘cheese I love’)

Translations

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Origin

Borrowed from Latin hyperbaton, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑπερβατόν (huperbató

Borrowed from Latin hyperbaton, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑπερβατόν (huperbatón, “overstepping”), from ὑπερβαίνω (huperbaínō), from ὑπέρ (hupér) + βαίνω (baínō, “walk”).

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