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hysterology

hysterology is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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1.A figure by which the ordinary course of thought is inverted in expression, and the last put first; -- called also hysteron proteron.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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What is a figure by which the ordinary course of thought is inverted in expression, and the last put first; -- called also hysteron proteron called?

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Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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