hyperbaton
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noun
- An inversion of the usual or logical order of words or phrases, for emphasis or poetic effect.
- Adding a word or thought to a sentence that is already semantically complete, thus drawing emphasis to the addition.
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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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