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metathesis
\muh-TATH-uh-sis\ Meaning : a change of place or condition: as *a : transposition of two phonemes in a word b : a chemical reaction in which different kinds of molecules exchange parts to form other kinds of molecules Example Sentence When I listened to the recording of the child's speech, I noticed several instances of metathesis. Did you know? One familiar example of metathesis is our word "thrill," which was "thyrlian" in Old English and "thirlen" in Middle English. By the late 16th century, native English speakers had switched the placement of the "r" to form "thrill." |
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clepe
\\\\KLEP\\\\ verb to name or to call Example Sentence -- The Maxwells' boat was a beautiful old wooden sloop, yclept "True Love." Did you know? "Clepe" itself is a word that is considered archaic and nearly obsolete, but its past participle "yclept" (pronounced ih-KLEPT) continues to be used, albeit rarely. In Old English, the prefix "ge-" denoted the completion or result of an action; in Middle English, the prefix shifted to "y-" and appeared in words such as "ybaptised" and "yoccupied." Eventually, all the "y-" words except "yclept" fell into disuse. One reason that "yclept" persists may be that it provides a touch of playfulness |
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