Definition of Metathesis

  • 1. A linguistic process of transposition of sounds or syllables within a word or words within a sentence Noun
  • 2. A chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB) Noun

Morphology of "metathesis"

  • metatheses

Synonyms for word "metathesis"

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Hyponims for word "metathesis"