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Word: Transposition
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century: from late Latin transpositio(n-) (see trans-, position)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
trɑːnspəˈzɪʃən
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the action of transposing something
Short Definition:action of transposing something
Examples:- transposition of word order
- a transposition of an old story into a contemporary context
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