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- [in-vur-zhuh n, -shuh n]
- /ɪnˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən/
- /ɪnˈvɜː.ʒən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [in-vur-zhuh n, -shuh n]
- /ɪnˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən/
Definitions of inversion word
- noun inversion an act or instance of inverting. 1
- noun inversion the state of being inverted. 1
- noun inversion anything that is inverted. 1
- noun inversion Rhetoric. reversal of the usual or natural order of words; anastrophe. 1
- noun inversion Grammar. any change from a basic word order or syntactic sequence, as in the placement of a subject after an auxiliary verb in a question or after the verb in an exclamation, as “When will you go?” and “How beautiful is the rose!”. 1
- noun inversion Anatomy, Pathology. the turning inward of a part, as the foot. 1
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Origin of inversion
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; < Latin inversiōn- (stem of inversiō) a turning in. See inverse, -ion
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Parts of speech for Inversion
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
inversion popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for inversion
noun inversion
- conversion — Conversion is the act or process of changing something into a different state or form.
- contradiction — If you describe an aspect of a situation as a contradiction, you mean that it is completely different from other aspects, and so makes the situation confused or difficult to understand.
- reversal — an act or instance of reversing.
- opposite — situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.
- overturn — to destroy the power of; overthrow; defeat; vanquish.
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