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transposition

English

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Etymology

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From Middle French transposition, from Medieval Latin transpositio.

Noun

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transposition (countable and uncountable, plural transpositions)

  1. (especially mathematics) The act or process of transposing or interchanging.
  2. (music) A shift of a piece of music to a different musical key by adjusting all the notes of the work equally either up or down in pitch.
  3. (chess) A sequence of moves resulting in a position that may also be reached by another, more common sequence.
  4. (European Union) An incorporation of the provisions of a European Union directive into a Member State's domestic law.

Derived terms

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Verb

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transposition (third-person singular simple present transpositions, present participle transpositioning, simple past and past participle transpositioned)

  1. To transpose
  2. (psychiatry) To take on the role of another person

See also

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References

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  • DeLone et. al. (Eds.) (1975). Aspects of Twentieth-Century Music. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall. →ISBN, Ch. 6.

French

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Etymology

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From transposer.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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transposition f (plural transpositions)

  1. transposition

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