peristrophe
/pɪˈrɪstrəfi/literary. rare
noun
An instance of turning round, a revolution; a person who turns to an opposing viewpoint.
Origin
Early 18th century; earliest use found in Myles Davies (1662–?1719), bibliographer. From ancient Greek περιστροϕή turning or spinning round from περι- + στροϕή, after περιστρέϕειν to turn round.
- bejabbers
- bejabers
- bejeezus
- bejesus
- bejewel
- bejeweled
- bejewelled
- be joined at the hip
- be jumping up and down
- be (just) what the doctor ordered
- Bekaa
- be keyed up
- bel
- belabor
- belabour
- Bel Air
- Bel and the Dragon
- Belarus
- Belarusian
- belated
- belatedly
- belatedness
- Belau
- Belauan
- be laughing all the way to the bank