hyperbaton

[ hahy-pur-buh-ton ]

/ haɪˈpɜr bəˌtɒn /

noun, plural hy·per·ba·tons, hy·per·ba·ta [hahy-pur-buh-tuh]. /haɪˈpɜr bə tə/. Rhetoric.

the use, especially for emphasis, of a word order other than the expected or usual one, as in “Bird thou never wert.”

Origin of hyperbaton

1570–80; <Latin <Greek: transposition, literally, overstepping, derivative of neuter of hyperbatós, equivalent to hyper-hyper- + ba- (stem of baínein to walk, step) + -tos verbal adjective suffix; cf. basis

OTHER WORDS FROM hyperbaton

hy·per·bat·ic

[hahy-per-bat-ik], /ˌhaɪ pərˈbæt ɪk/, adjectivehy·per·bat·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby hyperbaton

hyperaphia, hyperbaric, hyperbaric chamber, hyperbaric oxygen, hyperbarism, hyperbaton, hyperbetalipoproteinemia, hyperbilirubinemia, hyperbola, hyperbole, hyperbolic

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Example sentences from the Web for hyperbaton

Note the separation of the epithets from the nouns, and the high level of diction produced by the hyperbaton.
The Last Poems of Ovid|Ovid
In none of these passages is ut separated from si: the hyperbaton elevates the phrase and makes more natural its use in verse.
The Last Poems of Ovid|Ovid
Hyperbaton Transgressio, when the ryghte 31 order of wordes is troubled, & hath these kyndes.
A Treatise of Schemes and Tropes|Richard Sherry
It seems to be a mere normalization of the hyperbaton; the elimination of the elision (mittere ad) may have been a factor as well.
The Last Poems of Ovid|Ovid

British Dictionary definitions for hyperbaton

hyperbaton

/ (haɪˈpɜːbəˌtɒn) /

noun

rhetoric a figure of speech in which the normal order of words is reversed, as in cheese I love

Word Origin for hyperbaton

C16: via Latin from Greek, literally: an overstepping, from hyper- + bainein to step

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单词	hyperbaton
释义	hyperbaton [ hahy-pur-buh-ton ] / haɪˈpɜr bəˌtɒn / noun, plural hy·per·ba·tons, hy·per·ba·ta [hahy-pur-buh-tuh]. /haɪˈpɜr bə tə/. Rhetoric. the use, especially for emphasis, of a word order other than the expected or usual one, as in “Bird thou never wert.” Origin of hyperbaton 1570–80; <Latin <Greek: transposition, literally, overstepping, derivative of neuter of hyperbatós, equivalent to hyper-hyper- + ba- (stem of baínein to walk, step) + -tos verbal adjective suffix; cf. basis OTHER WORDS FROM hyperbaton hy·per·bat·ic [hahy-per-bat-ik], /ˌhaɪ pərˈbæt ɪk/, adjectivehy·per·bat·i·cal·ly, adverb Words nearby hyperbaton hyperaphia, hyperbaric, hyperbaric chamber, hyperbaric oxygen, hyperbarism, hyperbaton, hyperbetalipoproteinemia, hyperbilirubinemia, hyperbola, hyperbole, hyperbolic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hyperbaton Note the separation of the epithets from the nouns, and the high level of diction produced by the hyperbaton. The Last Poems of Ovid\|Ovid In none of these passages is ut separated from si: the hyperbaton elevates the phrase and makes more natural its use in verse. The Last Poems of Ovid\|Ovid Hyperbaton Transgressio, when the ryghte 31 order of wordes is troubled, & hath these kyndes. A Treatise of Schemes and Tropes\|Richard Sherry It seems to be a mere normalization of the hyperbaton; the elimination of the elision (mittere ad) may have been a factor as well. The Last Poems of Ovid\|Ovid British Dictionary definitions for hyperbaton hyperbaton / (haɪˈpɜːbəˌtɒn) / noun rhetoric a figure of speech in which the normal order of words is reversed, as in cheese I love Word Origin for hyperbaton C16: via Latin from Greek, literally: an overstepping, from hyper- + bainein to step 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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