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Metathesis \Me*tath"e*sis\, n.; pl. {Metatheses}. [L., fr. Gr.
meta`qesis, fr. metatiqe`nai to place differently, to
transpose; meta` beyond, over tiqe`nai to place, set. See
{Thesis}.]
1. (Gram.) Transposition, as of the letters or syllables of a
word; as, pistris for pristis; meagre for meager.
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2. (Med.) A mere change in place of a morbid substance,
without removal from the body.
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3. (Chem.) The act, process, or result of exchange,
substitution, or replacement of atoms and radicals; thus,
by metathesis an acid gives up all or part of its
hydrogen, takes on an equivalent amount of a metal or
base, and forms a salt.
[1913 Webster] Metathetic

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