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Metathesis
01
a chemical reaction in which parts of two compounds are exchanged to form two new compounds
Esempi
Metathesis allows chemists to synthesize salts from readily available reactants.
02
metatesi, trasposizione
a phonological process in which sounds or syllables in a word are rearranged or switched positions, resulting in a change in the order of phonemes or syllables within the word
Esempi
The occurrence of metathesis highlights the fluid nature of language and its capacity for phonological variation over time.
L'occorrenza della metatesi evidenzia la natura fluida del linguaggio e la sua capacità di variazione fonologica nel tempo.
