antimetabole
Meanings
Plural: antimetaboles
Noun
- The technique of repeating a phrase while reversing the order of certain elements or its grammatical structure, as a form of juxtaposition.
Origin / Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀντιμεταβολή (antimetabolḗ). By surface analysis, anti- (“opposite”) + Ancient Greek μετᾰβολή (metăbolḗ, “transformation”).
Scrabble Score: 16
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Words With Friends Score: 0
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