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Word of the Day Tuesday, June 9, 2026

transposal

/trænzˈpoʊzəl/ noun · British & US
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What does transposal mean?

noun

The act of changing the order of words or parts of a sentence, especially in a way that is considered incorrect or awkward. In linguistics, the process of rearranging the elements of a sentence to form a new sentence with a different meaning.

Example

"The transposal of the words in the sentence made it difficult to understand the intended meaning."

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