transposition
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Transposition of the letters of a word common amongst Talmudists, 698-m.
From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert
Moreover the Interruption of Sosia, and Simo's Anger against Davus made too long a Transposition of the Words.
From Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I. by Erasmus, Desiderius
Brevity is found to have been a paramount object with some, and Transposition to have amounted to a passion with others.
From The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels Being the Sequel to The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by Miller, Edward
One of the most prolific sources of Corrupt Readings, is Transposition, or the arbitrary inversion of the order of the sacred words,—generally in the subordinate clauses of a sentence.
From The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels Being the Sequel to The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by Miller, Edward
Very vividly in that minute there flashed before his mind Mark Twain's suggestion of the Transposition of Epochs.
From King of the Khyber Rifles by Mundy, Talbot
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Genetics - Middle School
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