antimetábole

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀντιμεταβολή (antimetabolḗ).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.t͡ʃi.meˈta.bo.li/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.t͡ʃi.meˈta.bo.le/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.ti.mɨˈta.bu.lɨ/ [ɐ̃.ti.mɨˈta.βu.lɨ]

Noun

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antimetábole f (plural antimetáboles)

  1. (rhetoric) antimetabole (the repetition of words in successive clauses, but in transposed order)