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  1. hyperbatons: Merriam-Webster
  2. hyperbatons: Wiktionary
  3. hyperbatons: Dictionary.com
  4. Hyperbatons: TheFreeDictionary.com

(Note: See hyperbaton as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (hyperbaton)

noun:  (grammar) An inversion of the usual or logical order of words or phrases, for emphasis or poetic effect.
noun:  (rhetoric) Adding a word or thought to a sentence that is already semantically complete, thus drawing emphasis to the addition.
▸ Also see hyperbaton


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