What does anastrophe mean?

Definitions for anastrophe
əˈnæs trə fianas·tro·phe

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. anastrophe, inversionnoun

    the reversal of the normal order of words

Wiktionary

  1. anastrophenoun

    Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. ANASTROPHEnoun

    A figure whereby words which should have been precedent, are postponed.

    Etymology: ἀναστϱοφὴ, a preposterous placing, from ἀναστϱέφω.

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  1. 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

  1. Anastrophenoun

    an inversion of the natural order of words; as, echoed the hills, for, the hills echoed

  2. Etymology: [Gr. , fr. to turn up or back; 'ana` + to turn.]

Wikidata

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of anastrophe in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of anastrophe in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


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