anastrophe
pronunciation
How to pronounce anastrophe in British English:
UK ['ənæstrəfi:]
How to pronounce anastrophe in American English:
US ['ənæstrəfi]
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- Noun:
- the reversal of the normal order of words
Word Origin
- anastrophe (n.)
- "inversion of usual word order," 1570s, from Greek anastrophe "a turning back, a turning upside down," from anastrephein "to turn up or back, to turn upside down," from ana "back" (see ana-) + strephein "to turn" (see strophe).
Example
- 1. Idioms reserve some special grammars used in ancient chinese such as word flexible use , anastrophe and ellipsis which are different from modern chinese .