quantitative metathesis

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|prosody}} A form of [[metathesis]] or [[transposition]] involving [[quantity]] or [[vowel]] [[length]], by which two neighboring [[vowel]]s – one long, one short – switch their lengths, so that the long one becomes short, and the short one becomes long.

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