Definition of Hyperbaton

1. Noun. Reversal of normal word order (as in 'cheese I love').

Generic synonyms: Rhetorical Device

Definition of Hyperbaton

1. n. A figurative construction, changing or inverting the natural order of words or clauses; as, "echoed the hills" for "the hills echoed."

Definition of Hyperbaton

1. Noun. (context: grammar rhetoric) An inversion of the usual or logical order of words or phrases, for emphasis or poetic effect. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Hyperbaton

hyperbaric anaesthesia
hyperbaric chamber
hyperbaric medicine
hyperbaric oxygen
hyperbaric oxygen chamber
hyperbaric oxygen therapy
hyperbaric oxygenation
hyperbaric spinal anaesthesia
hyperbarically
hyperbarism
hyperbasic aminoaciduria
hyperbata
hyperbatic
hyperbaton (current term)
hyperbatons
hyperbeat
hyperbeats
hyperbenthic
hyperbenthos
hyperbetalipoproteinaemia
hyperbetalipoproteinemia
hyperbike
hyperbikes
hyperbilirubinaemia
hyperbilirubinaemias
hyperbilirubinemia
hyperbilirubinemia of the newborn
hyperbilirubinemias

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