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metathesis
[ muh-tath-uh-sis ]
noun
- the transposition of letters, syllables, or sounds in a word, as in the pronunciation [kuhmf, -ter-b, uh, l] for comfortable or [aks] for ask.
- Chemistry. double decomposition.
metathesis
/ ˌmɛtəˈθɛtɪk; mɪˈtæθəsɪs /
noun
- the transposition of two sounds or letters in a word
- chem another name for double decomposition
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Derived Forms
- metathetic, adjective
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Other Words From
- met·a·thet·ic [met-, uh, -, thet, -ik], meta·theti·cal adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of metathesis1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of metathesis1
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Example Sentences
Metathesis of r is seen in undren 205, in loruerde 103 the scribe has added r by anticipation.
The living speech is further characterized by innumerable cases of consonantal metathesis and by parasitic nasalization.
It seems probable that the word asp in river-names is formed by metathesis from the word aps, p. 27, form 5.
Mo and do are here changed, by Metathesis and the substitution of one broad vowel for another, into am and ad.
Sometimes he lightened the pronunciation by metathesis, as he did when he pronounced interpretor as interpertor.
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