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anastrophe definition

anas·tro·phe (ə nas′trə fē)

noun

reversal of the usual order of the parts of a sentence; inversion (Ex.: “Came the dawn”)

Etymology: Gr anastrophē < anastrephein < ana-, back + strephein, to turn: see strophe

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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