Hysterology
Pronunciation : Hys`ter*ol"o*gy
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Gr. hyst?rologie.] (Rhet.)
Definition : Defn: A figure by which the ordinary course of thought is inverted in expression, and the last put first; -- called also hysteron proteron.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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