metathesis

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Synonyms: metatheses, metaphysis, mathesis, metaphasis, metatheria, metathetic, metacyesis, metathesize, metathesizes, metathesise

Antonyms: metatheses, metaphysis, mathesis, metaphasis, metatheria, metathetic, metacyesis, metathesize, metathesizes, metathesise

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q191090}}{{lb|en|linguistics|phonetics|prosody|rhetoric}} The [[transposition]] of [[letter]]s, [[syllable]]s or [[sound]]s within a [[word]].
2. {{lb|en|inorganic chemistry}} The [[double decomposition]] of [[inorganic]] [[salt]]s.
3. {{lb|en|organic chemistry}} The [[breaking]] and [[reforming]] of [[double bond]]s in [[olefin]]s in which [[substituent]] [[group]]s are [[swapped]].

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