antimetathesis
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
anti- + metathesis
Noun[edit]
antimetathesis (uncountable)
- The repetition of the same word in a sentence with a different meaning.
- The inversion of the parts of an antithesis, as in "A poem is a speaking picture; a picture, a mute poem" (Crabbe).
Translations[edit]
repetition
inversion
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