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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
metathesis n 1: a linguistic process of transposition of sounds or syllables within a word or words within a sentence 2: a chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB) [syn: double decomposition, double decomposition reaction, metathesis] | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Metathesis \Me*tath"e*sis\, n.; pl. Metatheses. [L., fr. Gr. meta`qesis, fr. metatiqe`nai to place differently, to transpose; meta` beyond, over + tiqe`nai to place, set. See Thesis.] 1. (Gram.) Transposition, as of the letters or syllables of a word; as, pistris for pristis; meagre for meager. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) A mere change in place of a morbid substance, without removal from the body. [1913 Webster] 3. (Chem.) 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. [1913 Webster] Metathetic | ||
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