hys·ter·on prot·er·on
| \ ˌhi-stə-ˌrän-ˈprä-tə-ˌrän
, -tə-rən-ˈprä-tə-rən, -ˈprȯ- \
, -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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“Hysteron proteron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hysteron%20proteron. Accessed 13 Jun. 2021.
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The first known use of hysteron proteron was in 1555
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