HYPALLAGE


Meaning of HYPALLAGE in English

noun see: else Date: 1586 an interchange of two elements in a phrase or sentence from a more logical to a less logical relationship (as in “a mind is a terrible thing to waste” for “to waste a mind is a terrible thing”)

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