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   transposition

   /trɑːnspəˈzɪʃən/

   noun

   • 1. the action of transposing something: "transposition of word order"
   • ▪ a thing that has been produced by transposing something: "many acclaimed novels and plays have been little more than modern transpositions of classic myth"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from late Latin transpositio(n-) (see trans-, position).

   Derivatives

   • 1. transpositional adjective
   • 2. transpositive adjective

   Scrabble Points: 15

   • T

     1

   • R

     1

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

   • S

     1

   • P

     3

   • O

     1

   • S

     1

   • I

     1

   • T

     1

   • I

     1

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

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