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anastrophe.

Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/əˈnæstɹəfi/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.

    countable · rhetoric · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀναστροφή (anastrophḗ), from ἀνα- (ana-, “up”) + στρέφω (stréphō, “to turn”).

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