Definition of hysteron proteron Hysteron proteron
hys•ter•on prot•er•on
We found 6 definitions of hysteron proteron from 3 different sources.
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What does hysteron proteron mean?
WordNet
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| hysteron proteron - the logical fallacy of using as a true premise a proposition that is yet to be proved | ||
| hysteron proteron - reversal of normal order of two words or sentences etc. (as in `bred and born') |
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Wiktionary 
- hysteron proteron (Noun)
A figure of speech in which a phrase that should come last is put first; hysterology. - hysteron proteron (Noun)
An inversion or reversal of the natural order of things.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- hysteron proteron
A figure in which the natural order of sense is reversed; hysterology; as, valet atque vivit, "he is well and lives." - hysteron proteron
An inversion of logical order, in which the conclusion is put before the premises, or the thing proved before the evidence.
