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hyperbaton

/haɪˈpɜːbətɒn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-per-ba-ton
IPA
/haɪˈpɜːbətɒn/
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An inversion of the usual or logical order of words or phrases, for emphasis or poetic effect.

noun

Adding a word or thought to a sentence that is already semantically complete, thus drawing emphasis to the addition.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hyperbaton, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑπερβατόν (huperbatón, “overstepping”), from ὑπερβαίνω (huperbaínō), from ὑπέρ (hupér) + βαίνω (baínō, “walk”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: hyperbaton, ὑπερβατόν

Inflected Forms

hyperbatons (plural) hyperbata (plural)

Derived Forms

hyperbatic

Frequently Paired Words

Yodaspeak

Synonyms

anastrophe inversion

Questions

How do you pronounce hyperbaton?
The recorded pronunciation is /haɪˈpɜːbətɒn/.
What does hyperbaton mean?
An inversion of the usual or logical order of words or phrases, for emphasis or poetic effect.
Where does hyperbaton come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce hyperbaton

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