anastrophe meaning

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anastrophe (noun): the reversal of the normal order of words.

Definition of anastrophe

  1. the reversal of the normal order of words

    Synonyms: inversion

    Type of: rhetorical device

Scrabble score: 15 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AN · words ending in HE · 10-letter words

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