hyperbatons
Meaning of hyperbatons
plural noun
an inversion of the normal order of words, especially for the sake of emphasis, as in the sentence ‘ this I must see ’.
mid 16th century: via Latin from Greek huperbaton ‘overstepping’ (from huper ‘over, above’ + bainein ‘go, walk’).
Information about hyperbatons
- It is a name.
- The singular form of hyperbatons is: hyperbaton.
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Hyphenation of hyperbatons
hy-per-ba-tons
- It consists of 4 syllables and 11 chars.
- hyperbatons is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
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