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anastrophe

[ uh-nas-truh-fee ]

noun

, Rhetoric.
  1. inversion of the usual order of words.

anastrophe

/ əˈnæstrəfɪ /

noun

  1. rhetoric another term for inversion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of anastrophe1

1570–80; < Greek: turning back. See ana-, strophe
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Word History and Origins

Origin of anastrophe1

C16: from Greek, from anastrephein to invert
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Example Sentences

This is the only sentence in Arrian where suffers anastrophe, coming after the noun.

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