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| hy·per·ba·ton [ hī púrbə tòn ] |
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inversion of word order: a figure of speech in which the expected word order is inverted for emphasis, e.g. in "you I hate"
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| [Mid-16th century. Via Latin< Greek huperbaton "overstepping" < huperbainein "step over" < bainein "step, walk"] |
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