MEANING
An inversion of the usual order of words in a phrase or clause.
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Words that belong together
- poetic anastrophe
- an instance of anastrophe
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‘Silent stood the sentry’ used anastrophe to place the condition first.
The narrator’s anastrophe gave the warning a ceremonial cadence.
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- anastrophe
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Usage notes
Primary category: literary. Forms: Singular anastrophe; plural anastrophes. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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