What does hyperbaton mean?
Definitions for hyperbaton
hy·per·ba·ton
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Princeton's WordNet
hyperbatonnoun
reversal of normal word order (as in `cheese I love')
Wiktionary
hyperbatonnoun
An inversion of the usual or logical order of words or phrases, for emphasis or poetic effect.
Etymology: Latin hyperbaton, from Greek ὑπερβατον ‘overstepping’, from ὑπερβαινειν, from ὑπερ- + βαίνειν ‘walk’.
Wikipedia
Hyperbaton
Hyperbaton , in its original meaning, is a figure of speech in which a phrase is made discontinuous by the insertion of other words. In modern usage, the term is also used more generally for figures of speech that transpose sentences' natural word order, and it is also called an anastrophe.
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hyperbaton
Hyperbaton is a rhetorical device or figure of speech in which the normal or expected order of words is disrupted, often for emphasis or to create a certain poetic or dramatic effect. It involves an alteration in the typical syntax or arrangement of words in a sentence.
Webster Dictionary
Hyperbatonnoun
a figurative construction, changing or inverting the natural order of words or clauses; as, "echoed the hills" for "the hills echoed."
Etymology: [L., fr. Gr. "ype`rbaton, fr. "yperbato`s transposed, fr. "yperbai`nein to step over; "ype`r over + bai`nein to step.]
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Hyperbaton
Hyperbaton is a figure of speech in which words within a sentence change place from their natural order. The term is similar to anacoluthon, but anacoluthon is only a grammatically incorrect sentence. In other words anacoluthon is a subtype of hyperbaton.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Hyperbaton
hī-per′ba-ton, n. (rhet.) a figure by which words are transposed from their natural order.—adj. Hyperbat′ic.—adv. Hyperbat′ically. [Gr.,—hyperbainein—hyper, beyond, bainein, to go.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hyperbaton in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hyperbaton in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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