English noun: hysteron proteron | |||
1. | hysteron proteron (communication) reversal of normal order of two words or sentences etc. (as in `bred and born') | ||
Broader (hypernym) | rhetorical device | ||
2. | hysteron proteron (cognition) the logical fallacy of using as a true premise a proposition that is yet to be proved | ||
Broader (hypernym) | logical fallacy | ||