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a·nas·tro·phe A0282900 (ə-năs′trə-fē)n. Inversion of the normal syntactic order of words; for example, "Matter too soft a lasting mark to bear" (Alexander Pope).
[Late Latin anastrophē, from Greek, from anastrephein, to turn upside-down : ana-, ana- + strephein, to turn; see streb(h)- in Indo-European roots.]anastrophe (əˈnæstrəfɪ) n (Rhetoric) rhetoric another term for inversion3[C16: from Greek, from anastrephein to invert]a•nas•tro•phe (əˈnæs trə fi)
n. reversal of the usual order of words for rhetorical effect. [1570–80; < Greek: turning back.] anastrophea rhetorical device in which the usual word order of a phrase or sentence is reversed.See also: Rhetoric and Rhetorical DevicesanastropheAnother word for inversion.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | anastrophe - the reversal of the normal order of wordsinversionrhetorical device - a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance) |
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Synonyms for anastrophenoun the reversal of the normal order of wordsSynonymsRelated Words |