metathesis

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/məˈtæ.θə.sɪs/ (UK)

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/məˈtæ.θə.sɪs/ (UK) · /məˈtæ.θə.sɪs/ (US) · [məˈtʰæ.θə.səs] (US) · /mɛˈtæ.θə.sɪs/ (US) · [mɛˈtʰæ.θə.sɪs] (US)

Definition of metathesis

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noun

(countable, rhetoric, uncountable)The transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word, such as in ask as /æks/.

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noun

(countable, rhetoric, uncountable)The transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word, such as in ask as /æks/.
(countable, uncountable)The double decomposition of inorganic salts.
(countable, uncountable)The breaking and reforming of double bonds in olefins in which substituent groups are swapped.

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Borrowed from Late Latin metathesis, from Ancient Greek μετάθεσις (metáthesis), from μετά (metá, “among”) + θέσις (thésis, “placement”).

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