metatheses

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metathesis
the breaking and reforming of double bonds in olefins in which substituent groups are swapped
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the double decomposition of inorganic salts
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the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word, such as in ask as /æks/
metathesis
{n} a transposition, removal, change
metathesis
The act, process, or result of exchange, substitution, or replacement of atoms and radicals; thus, by metathesis an acid gives up all or part of its hydrogen, takes on an equivalent amount of a metal or base, and forms a salt
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A mere change in place of a morbid substance, without removal from the body
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a linguistic process of transposition of sounds or syllables within a word or words within a sentence
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A figure of speech in which letters or syllables are transposed, as “You occupew my pie [py],” instead of “You occupy my pew;” daggle-trail for “draggle-tail,” etc
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Transposition, as of the letters or syllables of a word; as, pistris for pristis; meagre for meager
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the process by which a new word is formed by transposing the letters, sounds, or syllables in an older word "Bird," an English word derived from the Old English word "brid" by the process of metathesis See also: anaptyxis, dissimilation, epenthesis, haplology, paragoge
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a chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB)
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The transposition of phonemes e g , OE hros, bridd, thridde > ModE horse, bird, third
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{i} change of place or condition; transposition of sounds or letters in a word (Phonology)