hysteron+proteron

  • 21hysteron proteron — /ˌhɪstərɒn ˈproʊtərɒn/ (say .histuhron prohtuhron) noun 1. Logic an attempted proof of a proposition which is based on premises that can be established only with the help of that proposition. This involves a fallacy, since it inverts the true… …

  • 22hysteron proteron —    (loc.lat.), (s.m.) L ultimo (posto per) primo . Figura re­torica che può essere considerata una particolare forma di iperbato e consiste nell invertire la successione logica o prevedibile di due ele­menti, di sovente con l intenzione di… …

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  • 23hysteron proteron — hy·ste·ron prò·te·ron loc.s.m.inv. 1. TS ret. figura retorica che consiste nell invertire l ordine temporale o logico degli elementi di una frase 2. TS filos. circolo vizioso {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1905. ETIMO: dal gr. hústeron próteron propr.… …

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  • 24hysteron proteron — [ˌhɪstərɒn prɒtərɒn] noun Rhetoric a figure of speech in which the natural order of elements is reversed. Origin C16: late L., from Gk husteron proteron the latter (put in place of) the former …

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  • 25hysteron proteron — n. Rhet. a figure of speech in which what should come last is put first; an inversion of the natural order (e.g. I die! I faint! I fail!). Etymology: LL f. Gk husteron proteron the latter (put in place of) the former …

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  • 26hysteron proteron — noun Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek, literally, (the) later earlier, (the) latter first Date: 1565 a figure of speech consisting of the reversal of a natural or rational order (as in “then came the thunder and the lightning”) …

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  • 27hysteron proteron — noun a) A figure of speech in which a phrase that should come last is put first; hysterology. b) An inversion or reversal of the natural order of things …

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  • 28hysteron proteron — Synonyms and related words: anastrophe, argument, argument by analogy, argumentum ad baculum, argumentum ad captandum, argumentum ad hominem, arsy varsiness, bad case, begging the question, chiasmus, circular argument, claptrap, clutter, crowd… …

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  • 29Hysteron-Proteron — Hỵs|te|ron Pro|te|ron 〈n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: te|ra Pro|te|ra〉 1. 〈Rhet.; urspr.〉 das Spätere ist das Frühere, Redefigur, bei der zuerst der Gedanke steht, der nach Zeitfolge od. Logik nachstehen sollte 2. 〈Logik〉 = Circulus vitiosus (1) [Etym.: grch …

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  • 30hysteron proteron —   n. inversion of natural order or sense, especially of words; fallacy of proving or explaining a proposition with one presupposing or dependent on it …

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