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Hyperbaton - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Hyperbaton : (noun)
1: reversal of normal word order (as in `cheese I love')
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Hyperbaton : \Hy*per"ba*ton\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? transposed,
fr. ? to step over; "ype`r over _ ? to step.] (Gram.)
A figurative construction, changing or inverting the natural
order of words or clauses; as, ``echoed the hills'' for ``the
hills echoed.''
With a violent hyperbaton to transpose the text.
--Milton.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Hyperbaton |
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btaco16: @big_al24 @christine146 are you guys doing hyperbole or Hyperbaton? b/c she told us to do Hyperbaton. |
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