antimetathesis

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English

Etymology

anti- +‎ metathesis

Noun

antimetathesis (uncountable)

  1. The repetition of the same word in a sentence with a different meaning.
  2. The inversion of the parts of an antithesis, as in "A poem is a speaking picture; a picture, a mute poem" (Crabbe).