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hysteron proteron

hys·ter·on prot·er·on [ hìstə ron próttə ròn ]


noun 
Definition:
 
figure of speech: a figure of speech in which the order of words or phrases is the reverse of what is usual, e.g. "photographed in white and black"

[Mid-16th century. Via late Latin< Greek husteron proteron "latter first"]
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