biennial once every two years. biannual twice a year. prolepsis an occurrence or assignment before the actual or expected time; (rhet.) the anticipation of possible objections. apophasis (rhet.) mentioning a subject while disavowing any intention of doing so. enantiosis (rhet.) a figure of speech whose intent is at odds with its appearance; irony. tmesis the transposition of a word or words into the middle of a compound word. battology excessive repetition of words. enallage (rhet.) a substitution of grammatical forms, as plural for singular. hypallage (rhet.) the interchange of a syntactic relation. dextrocardia a condition in which the heart is on the right side of the chest, possibly with reflection of its chambers as well. hyperbaton (rhet.) unusual word ordering, often emphatic.