inversion

Definition

The action of inverting.

Etymology

From Latin inversiōnem.

Example Sentences

• "Question formation involves the phenomenon commonly known as subject-auxiliary inversion, a change in word order in which the auxiliary moves in front of the subject."
• "We can seldom, therefore, congratulate ourselves on the success of any "cure" of inversion."
• "My father, León Fuertes, was a fag three years; […] He put on all the trappings of inversion: the twittered mouthings, the hyper-feminine moues, the languid mincings."

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