hysteron proteron

English

From Ancient Greek, from ὕστερον (hústeron, “latter, arriving late”) + πρότερον (próteron, “former, before”).

hysteron proteron (plural hysteron proterons)

(rhetoric) A figure of speech in which a phrase that should come last is put first; hysterology.
"He is well and lives" is a hysteron proteron.
An inversion or reversal of the natural order of things.

单词	hysteron proteron
释义	hysteron proteron English Etymology From Ancient Greek, from ὕστερον (hústeron, “latter, arriving late”) + πρότερον (próteron, “former, before”). Noun hysteron proteron (plural hysteron proterons) (rhetoric) A figure of speech in which a phrase that should come last is put first; hysterology. "He is well and lives" is a hysteron proteron. An inversion or reversal of the natural order of things. Derived terms hystero-proterize See also put the cart before the horse
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