Transcription
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- [muh-tath-uh-sis]
- /məˈtæθ ə sɪs/
- /me.ˈtæ.θə.sɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [muh-tath-uh-sis]
- /məˈtæθ ə sɪs/
Definitions of metathesis word
- noun plural metathesis the transposition of letters, syllables, or sounds in a word, as in the pronunciation [kuhmf-ter-buh l] /ˈkʌmf tər bəl/ (Show IPA) for comfortable or [aks] /æks/ (Show IPA) for ask. 1
- noun plural metathesis Chemistry. double decomposition. 1
- noun metathesis The transposition of sounds or letters in a word. 1
- noun metathesis the transposition of two sounds or letters in a word 0
- noun metathesis transposition or interchange 0
- noun metathesis the transposition of sounds in a word or between words 0
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Origin of metathesis
First appearance:
before 1600 One of the 39% oldest English words
1600-10; < Late Latin: transposition of letters of a word < Greek metáthesis transposition. See meta-, thesis
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Parts of speech for Metathesis
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
metathesis popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
metathesis usage trend in Literature
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