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metathesis
/mə'tæθɪsɪs/
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  1. noun
    a chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB)

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    double decomposition double decomposition reaction
  2. noun
    a linguistic process of transposition of sounds or syllables within a word or words within a sentence
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