antimetábole

See also: antimetabole

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀντιμεταβολή (antimetabolḗ).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.t͡ʃi.meˈta.bo.li/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.t͡ʃi.meˈta.bo.li/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.t͡ʃi.meˈta.bo.le/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.ti.mɨˈta.bu.lɨ/ [ɐ̃.ti.mɨˈta.βu.lɨ]

Noun

antimetábole f (plural antimetáboles)

1. (rhetoric) antimetabole (the repetition of words in successive clauses, but in transposed order)