Hysteron Proteron Definition
hĭstə-rŏn prŏtə-rŏn
noun
A figure of speech in which the logical order of ideas is reversed (Ex.: “I die, I faint, I fail”)
Webster's New World
The logical fallacy of assuming as true and using as a premise a proposition that is yet to be proved.
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Noun
Singular:
hysteron proteron
Plural:
hysteron-proteronsOrigin of Hysteron Proteron
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Late Latin from Greek husteron proteron latter first husteron neuter sing. of husteros latter, later ud- in Indo-European roots proteron neuter sing. of proteros former per1 in Indo-European roots
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