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inversion noun

  /ɪnˈvɚ.ʒən/ , /ɪnˈvɜː.ʃən/
  • The act of being in an inverted state; being upside down, inside out, or in a reverse sequence.
  • (grammar) Deviation from standard word order, as for example by putting the predicate before the subject. It takes place in questions with auxiliary verbs; in normal, affirmative clauses beginning with a negative particle, for the purpose of emphasis; and in other rhetorical devices or unusual situations.
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inverse adjective

  /ɪnˈvɝs/ , /ˈɪnvɝs/
  • Opposite in effect, nature or order.
  • Reverse, opposite in order.
  • (geometry) That has the property of being an inverse (the result of a circle inversion of a given point or geometrical figure); that is constructed by circle inversion.
 invers
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