inversio

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

inversĭo: ōnis, f. inverto,
I an inversion.
I Verborum, i. e. an ironical inversion of meaning, Cic. de Or. 2, 65. 261.—
II An allegory, transl. of Gr. ἀλληγορία,> Quint. 8, 6, 44.—
III A transposition, i. q. ἀναστροφή (as quoque ego for ego quoque), Quint. 1, 5, 40.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

inversĭō, ōnis, f. (inverto), inversion : verborum Cic. de Or. 2, 261, antiphrase, ironie || allégorie : Quint. 8, 6, 44 || anastrophe : Quint. 1, 5, 40.