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Webster's 1913 Dictionary\A*nas"tro*phe\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to turn up or back; ? + ? to turn.] (Rhet. & Gram.) An inversion of the natural order of words; as, echoed the hills, for, the hills echoed.
| Pronunciation: | u'nastrufee | ||
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| Definition: | [n] the reversal of the normal order of words | ||
| Synonyms: | inversion | ||
| See Also: | rhetorical device | ||
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| Definition: | \A*nas"tro*phe\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to turn up or back; ? + ? to turn.] (Rhet. & Gram.) An inversion of the natural order of words; as, echoed the hills, for, the hills echoed. | ||
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