HYSTERON PROTERON
\hˈɪstəɹən pɹˈə͡ʊtɹɒn], \hˈɪstəɹən pɹˈəʊtɹɒn], \h_ˈɪ_s_t_ə_ɹ_ə_n p_ɹ_ˈəʊ_t_ɹ_ɒ_n]\
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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An inversion of logical order, in which the conclusion is put before the premises, or the thing proved before the evidence.
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A figure in which the natural order of sense is reversed; hysterology; as, valet atque vivit, he is well and lives.
By Oddity Software
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An inversion of logical order, in which the conclusion is put before the premises, or the thing proved before the evidence.
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A figure in which the natural order of sense is reversed; hysterology; as, valet atque vivit, he is well and lives.
By Noah Webster.