hyperbaton

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haɪˈpɜːbətɒn/

Noun

hyperbaton (plural hyperbatons or hyperbata)

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