Meaning of hysteron proteron | Babel Free
Definitions
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A figure of speech in which a phrase that should come last is put first; hysterology. rhetoric
- An inversion or reversal of the natural order of things.
Equivalents
Italiano
hysteron proteron
Examples
“"He is well and lives" is a hysteron proteron.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.