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English
Etymology
From anti- + metathesis.
Noun
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).
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