"antimetabole" meaning in English

See antimetabole in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌæn.tɪ.məˈtæ.bə.li/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌæn.tɪ.mɛˈtæ.bə.li/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌæn.ti.məˈtæ.bə.li/ [General-American], /ˌæn.taɪ.məˈtæ.bə.li/ [General-American], /ˌæn.tə.məˈtæ.bə.li/ [General-American] Forms: antimetaboles [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀντιμεταβολή (antimetabolḗ). By surface analysis, anti- (“opposite”) + Ancient Greek μετᾰβολή (metabolḗ, “transformation”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἀντιμεταβολή}} Ancient Greek ἀντιμεταβολή (antimetabolḗ), {{surf|en|anti-|grc:μετᾰβολή|t1=opposite|t2=transformation}} By surface analysis, anti- (“opposite”) + Ancient Greek μετᾰβολή (metabolḗ, “transformation”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} antimetabole (countable and uncountable, plural antimetaboles)
  1. (rhetoric) The technique of repeating a phrase while reversing the order of certain elements or its grammatical structure, as a form of juxtaposition. Tags: countable, rhetoric, uncountable Categories (topical): Figures of speech, Prosody, Rhetoric Related terms: antimetabolic, antimetabolite, metabola, metabolism, chiasmus Translations (rhetorical technique): antimétabole [feminine] (French), kupu huri hāngai (Maori), antimetabòla [feminine] (Occitan), antymetabola [feminine] (Polish), antymetalepsja [feminine] (Polish), antymetateza [feminine] (Polish), antimetábole [feminine] (Portuguese), антимета́бола (antimetábola) [feminine] (Russian), антимета̀бола [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), antimetàbola [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian)

Inflected forms

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