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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- metathesis [mɪ'tæθəsɪs]
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n
the transposition of two sounds or letters in a word
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another name for double decomposition
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n
[Etymology]
C16: from Late Latin, from Greek, from metatithenai to transpose
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the transposition of two sounds or letters in a word
Examples
- Clasp developed from Middle English clapse by metathesis.
- clasp是由中古英语的clapse转变而来 → metathesis
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