hyperbaton

Meaning

Noun

• An inversion of the usual or logical order of words or phrases, for emphasis or poetic effect.
• Adding a word or thought to a sentence that is already semantically complete, thus drawing emphasis to the addition.

Origin

• Borrowed from Latin hyperbaton, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑπερβατόν ("overstepping"), from ὑπερβαίνω, from ὑπέρ + βαίνω.