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Metathesis
01
a chemical reaction in which parts of two compounds are exchanged to form two new compounds
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The reaction of silver nitrate with sodium chloride is a classic example of metathesis.
In metathesis, cations and anions swap partners to create new compounds.
02
metathese, omzetting
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
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Metathesis in linguistics refers to the rearrangement of sounds or syllables within a word.
Metathese in de taalkunde verwijst naar de herschikking van klanken of lettergrepen binnen een woord.
An example of metathesis is the pronunciation of " ask " as " aks " in some dialects of English.
Een voorbeeld van metathese is de uitspraak van "ask" als "aks" in sommige Engelse dialecten.
