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inversion noun

  /ɪnˈvɚ.ʒən/ , /ɪnˈvɜː.ʃən/
  • (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.
 倒置, 倒置法, 転倒

inverse adjective

  /ɪnˈvɝs/ , /ˈɪnvɝs/
あべこべ
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