Danish Meaning of metathesis

Metatese

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Definitions and Meaning of metathesis in English

Wordnet

metathesis (n)

a linguistic process of transposition of sounds or syllables within a word or words within a sentence

a chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB)

Webster

metathesis (n.)

Transposition, as of the letters or syllables of a word; as, pistris for pristis; meagre for meager.

A mere change in place of a morbid substance, without removal from the body.

The act, process, or result of exchange, substitution, or replacement of atoms and radicals; thus, by metathesis an acid gives up all or part of its hydrogen, takes on an equivalent amount of a metal or base, and forms a salt.

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Metatese

a linguistic process of transposition of sounds or syllables within a word or words within a sentence, a chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts

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metatheses => metatese, metatherian => Pungdyr, metatheria => Kloakdyr, metate => Metate, metatarsus => Mellemfodsknogler,