METATHESIS


Meaning of METATHESIS in English

/ məˈtæθəsɪs; NAmE / ( pl. me·tath·eses / -siːz; NAmE /) noun

[ U ] ( linguistics ) a change in the order of sounds or letters in a word

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent.: from Greek , from metatithenai transpose, change the position of.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.