"hyperbaton" meaning in English

See hyperbaton in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /haɪˈpɜːbətɒn/ Forms: hyperbatons [plural], hyperbata [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin hyperbaton, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑπερβατόν (huperbatón, “overstepping”), from ὑπερβαίνω (huperbaínō), from ὑπέρ (hupér) + βαίνω (baínō, “walk”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|hyperbaton}} Latin hyperbaton, {{der|en|grc|ὑπερβατόν||overstepping}} Ancient Greek ὑπερβατόν (huperbatón, “overstepping”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|hyperbata}} hyperbaton (plural hyperbatons or hyperbata)
  1. (grammar) An inversion of the usual or logical order of words or phrases, for emphasis or poetic effect. Categories (topical): Grammar, Figures of speech Synonyms: anastrophe Translations (grammar): hipèrbaton (Catalan), hyperbaton (Dutch), hiperbato (Esperanto), hyperbate [feminine] (French), hipérbato (Galician), Hyperbaton [neuter] (German), υπερβατό (ypervató) (Greek), hiperbato (Ido), iperbato [feminine] (Italian), 転置法 (Japanese), hyperbaton (Latin), iperbat (Occitan), iperbaton (Occitan), hyperbaton (Polish), hipérbato (Portuguese), гипербатон (giperbaton) (Russian), hipérbaton [masculine] (Spanish), hipérbato [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-hyperbaton-en-noun-Qhkw1aeA Disambiguation of Figures of speech: 65 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 62 38 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'grammar': 85 15
  2. (rhetoric) Adding a word or thought to a sentence that is already semantically complete, thus drawing emphasis to the addition. Tags: rhetoric Categories (topical): Rhetoric
    Sense id: en-hyperbaton-en-noun-8h~HfQJi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hyperbatic

Inflected forms

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