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transposition

/trænspəˈzɪʃən/ noun · British & US
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What does transposition mean?

noun

The act of changing the order of things, especially words in a sentence. A change in the order of the elements of something.

Example

"The poet's use of transposition added a new layer of meaning to the poem."

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