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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hy•per•ba•ton (hī pûr′bə ton′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ba•tons, -ba•ta (-bə tə).USA pronunciation [Rhet.]- the use, esp. for emphasis, of a word order other than the expected or usual one, as in "Bird thou never wert.''
- Greek: transposition, literally, overstepping, derivative of neuter of hyperbatós, equivalent. to hyper- hyper- + ba- (stem of baínein to walk, step) + -tos verbal adjective, adjectival suffix; compare basis
- Latin
- 1570–80;
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