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hyperbaton

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Hyperbaton \Hy*per"ba*ton\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? transposed,
   fr. ? to step over; "ype`r over + ? to step.] (Gram.)
   A figurative construction, changing or inverting the natural
   order of words or clauses; as, ``echoed the hills'' for ``the
   hills echoed.''

         With a violent hyperbaton to transpose the text.
                                                  --Milton.

Source : WordNet®

hyperbaton
     n : reversal of normal word order (as in `cheese I love')
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