anastrophe
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anastrophe
- /əˈnæstɹəfi/ US, UK
Rhymes with -æstɹəfi
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀναστροφή (anastrophḗ), from ἀνα- (ana-, “up”) + στρέφω (stréphō, “to turn”).
noun anastrophes
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Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.
Anastrophe often, by a pleasing change,
Gracefuly puts last the words that first should range.
Similar: hyperbaton, inversion
Translations
Every language
noun switching in the syntactical order of words
| Español | anástrofe |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 倒置 tōchi, 倒置法 tōchihō |
| 中文 | 倒裝 /倒装 dàozhuāng, 倒裝句 /倒装句 dàozhuāngjù |
| Português | anástrofe |
| Français | anastrophe |
| Deutsch | Anastrophe, Inversion |
| Italiano | anastrofe |
| Ελληνικά | αναστροφή anastrofí |
| Русский | анастро́фа anastrófa |
Talk about this word "anastrophe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/anastrophe. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. anastrophe. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/anastrophe "anastrophe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/anastrophe.Cite this
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