hysteron proteron

noun

hys·ter·on prot·er·on | \ ˌhi-stə-ˌrän-ˈprä-tə-ˌrän

, -tə-rən-ˈprä-tə-rən, -ˈprȯ-\

Definition of hysteron proteron

: 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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to move or proceed with twists and turns

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