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Etymology

1. metathesis

noun. a linguistic process of transposition of sounds or syllables within a word or words within a sentence.

Etymology

  • metathesis (Latin)
  • μετάθεσις (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

2. metathesis

noun. a chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB).

Synonyms

Etymology

  • metathesis (Latin)
  • μετάθεσις (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
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