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Hyperbaton
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
(Gr. virEpf3arov, a stepping over), the name of a figure of speech, consisting of a transposition of words from their natural order, such as the placing of the object before instead of after the verb. It is a common method of securing emphasis.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Hyperbaton'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/h/hyperbaton.html. 1910.