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Definition of Hysteron proteron
1. Noun. Reversal of normal order of two words or sentences etc. (as in 'bred and born').
2. Noun. The logical fallacy of using as a true premise a proposition that is yet to be proved.
Definition of Hysteron proteron
1. Noun. (rhetoric) A figure of speech in which a phrase that should come last is put first; hysterology. ¹
2. Noun. An inversion or reversal of the natural order of things. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Hysteron proteron
1. A figure in which the natural order of sense is reversed; hysterology; as, valet atque vivit, "he is well and lives." An inversion of logical order, in which the conclusion is put before the premises, or the thing proved before the evidence. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. The latter, following + before, others, sooner. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hysteron Proteron
Literary usage of Hysteron proteron
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Classical Weekly (1910)
"Such now is our definition of the term hysteron proteron, and the limitation ...
Edition B admits one as hysteron proteron, gives a different interpretation ..."
2. The Elements of Rhetoric by James De Mille (1882)
"hysteron proteron. hysteron proteron is similar to hyperbaton, but is more limited
in its scope, being confined to a few words, where the order of thought ..."
3. The Dialect of Craven: In the West-Riding of the County of York by William Carr (1828)
"Steck the door and come in," a frequent request made per. hysteron, proteron to
a stranger or visitor. " Now R harangue nae mair But steck your gab for ever ..."
4. English Etymologyby George William Lemon by George William Lemon (1783)
":—but HILL is Gr. HYMEN ; *Tf*»iK, Hymen ; the god of marriage. HYSTERON-PROTERON
.... HYSTERONPROTERON ..."
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