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metathesis

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/mə.ˈtæ.θə.sɪs/ English

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  1. The transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word, such as in ask as /æks/.
  2. The double decomposition of inorganic salts.
  3. The breaking and reforming of double bonds in olefins in which substituent groups are swapped.

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