Etymology

antimetabole

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Today it means: The technique of repeating a phrase while reversing the order of certain elements or its grammatical structure, as a form of juxtaposition. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀντιμεταβολή
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀντιμεταβολή
  2. English todayantimetabole

From Ancient Greek ἀντιμεταβολή (antimetabolḗ). By surface analysis, anti- (“opposite”) + Ancient Greek μετᾰβολή (metăbolḗ, “transformation”).

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