hyperbaton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/haɪˈpɜːbətɒn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hyperbaton.wav

Word forms

hyperbaton hyperbatons hyperbata

Etymology

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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