Metathesis is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for METATHESIS in dictionary:

NOUN:
• the transposition within a word of letters, sounds, or syllables, as in the change from Old English brid to modern English bird or in the confusion of modren for modern
• the transposition of sounds or letters in a word
• the transposition within a word of letters, sounds, or syllables, as in the change from Old English brid to modern English bird or in the confusion of modern for modern
• 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.
• 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)
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• a change of place or condition; as; transposition of two phonemes in a word (as in the development of crud from curd or the pronunciation \ˈpÉ™r-tÄ“\ for pretty); a chemical reaction in which different kinds of molecules exchange parts to form other kinds of molecules
• a change of place or condition; as; transposition of two phonemes in a word (as in the development of crud from curd or the pronunciation \\ˈpÉ™r-tÄ“\\ for pretty); a chemical reaction in which different kinds of molecules exchange parts to form other kinds of molecules

Words related to METATHESIS

metatheses15 metathetic17

Words that contain METATHESIS

metathesise16 metathesised18 metathesises17 metathesising19 antimetathesis19

How to use METATHESIS in a sentence

• In the modern Niffer we may recognize the Talmudical Nopher, and the Assyrian Nipur which is Nipru, with a mere metathesis of the two final letters.
• Phrator is a metathesis for Phar-Tor, from Phur, ignis.

Similar words containing METATHESI without suffix s

metathesise16 metathesize25 metathesised18 metathesises17 metathesized27 metathesizes26 metathesising19 metathesizing28 antimetathesis19

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