Added 9 October 2026
transposition
noun
Latin root: transpositio Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about transposition at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Any abnormal position of the organs of the body.
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An event in which one thing is substituted for another.
the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood
- (genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome.
Origin
From Middle French transposition, from Medieval Latin transpositio.
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