What does anastrophe mean?
Definitions for anastrophe
əˈnæs trə fianas·tro·phe
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Princeton's WordNet
anastrophe, inversionnoun
the reversal of the normal order of words
Wiktionary
anastrophenoun
Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
ANASTROPHEnoun
A figure whereby words which should have been precedent, are postponed.
Etymology: ἀναστϱοφὴ, a preposterous placing, from ἀναστϱέφω.
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anastrophe
Anastrophe is a figure of speech or a literary device in which the traditional, accepted order of words in a sentence is reversed or rearranged. It is mostly used to create emphasis or a dramatic effect in writing.
Webster Dictionary
Anastrophenoun
an inversion of the natural order of words; as, echoed the hills, for, the hills echoed
Etymology: [Gr. , fr. to turn up or back; 'ana` + to turn.]
Wikidata
Anastrophe
Anastrophe is a figure of speech in which words within a clause are arranged for emphasis in an unusual order. For example, the usual English order of subject, object and verb might be changed to object-subject-verb, as in saying "potatoes I like" to mean "I like potatoes."
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Anastrophe
an-as′tro-fi, n. an inversion of the natural order of words, as 'Loud roared the thunder,' for 'The thunder roared,' &c. [Gr.; ana, back, and streph-ein, to turn.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of anastrophe in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of anastrophe in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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- AnastropheGerman
- αναστροφήGreek
- anástrofeSpanish
- anastropheFrench
- 倒置法, 倒置Japanese
- anastrofePortuguese
- анастро́фаRussian
- anastrofa, анастрофаSerbo-Croatian
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