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Definition: Hysteron Proteron |
Hysteron ProteronNoun1. Reversal of normal order of two words or sentences etc. (as in `bred and born'). 2. The logical fallacy of using as a true premise a proposition that is yet to be proved. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Hysteron Proteron (Greek). The cart before the horse. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Inversion | Transposition, transposal, anastrophy, metastasis, hyperbaton, anastrophe, hysteron proteron, hypallage, synchysis, tmesis, parenthesis; metathesis; palindrome. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Hysteron Proteron |
| English words defined with "hysteron proteron": Hysterology. (references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-h-n-n-o-o-o-p-r-r-r-s-t-t-y" | |
-5 letters: heterospory, northerners, stereophony. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)48 79 73 74 65 72 6F 6E      50 72 6F 74 65 72 6F 6E |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001000 01111001 01110011 01110100 01100101 01110010 01101111 01101110 00100000 01010000 01110010 01101111 01110100 01100101 01110010 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)H y s t e r o n   P r o t e r o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0048 0079 0073 0074 0065 0072 006F 006E      0050 0072 006F 0074 0065 0072 006F 006E |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)429185867184818025084818671848180 |
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