Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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hysteron proteron | Yes | No | No | No |
rhetorical device | Yes | No | No | No |
hysteron proteron (noun) | rhetorical device (noun) |
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the logical fallacy of using as a true premise a proposition that is yet to be proved | a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance) |
reversal of normal order of two words or sentences etc. (as in `bred and born') |