METATHESIS


Meaning of METATHESIS in English

— metathetic /met'euh thet"ik/ , metathetical , adj.

/meuh tath"euh sis/ , n. , pl. metatheses /-seez'/ .

1. the transposition of letters, syllables, or sounds in a word, as in the pronunciation /kumf"teuhr beuhl/ for comfortable or /aks/ for ask.

2. Chem. See double decomposition .

[ 1600-10; metáthesis transposition. See META-, THESIS ]

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