See also: metatese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μετάθεσις (metáthesis).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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metátese f (plural metáteses)

  1. metathesis
    1. (surgery) surgical operation that consists of moving from one place to another, where the cause or seat of a disease is less harmful
    2. (philosophy) transposition of the terms of a reasoning, from which a consequence is deduced
    3. (linguistics, grammar) phonetic phenomenon that consists of the transposition of phonemes or syllables within the same word

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