Definition of ANTIMETABOLE

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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