metathesis

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metathesis (enc)

Noun	1.	metathesis - a linguistic process of transposition of sounds or syllables within a word or words within a sentence linguistic process - a process involved in human language
	2.	metathesis - a chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB) double decomposition, double decomposition reaction chemical reaction, reaction - (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others; "there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water" double replacement reaction - a chemical reaction between two compounds where the positive ion of one compound is exchanged with the positive ion of another compound

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