| hysteron proteron | A figure in which the natural order of sense is reversed; hysterology; as, valet atque vivit, "he is well and lives." An inversion of logical order, in which the conclusion is put before the premises, or the thing proved before the evidence. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. The latter, following + before, others, sooner. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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