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- noun Plural form of
anastrophe .
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He multiplies ellipses, anastrophes, words unexpectedly connected; he takes from every vocabulary its most expressive terms; he models himself upon the very appearance of things as they are; he knows no other rhythm than that of successive impressions.
Le Petit Chose (part 1) Histoire d'un Enfant Alphonse Daudet 1868
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