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The necessity for this insertion shows that Westphal's transposition is not in itself an easy one.
THE MODES OF ANCIENT GREEK MUSICDAVID BINNING MONRO
The transposition of consonants, especially when s is one of them, is not uncommon in modern Cornish English.
THE FAIRY-FAITH IN CELTIC COUNTRIESW. Y. EVANS WENTZ
Through the clear atmosphere the tracks of the shining orbs could be traced in every phase and transposition.
THE CHRISTJOHN ELEAZER REMSBURG
The usual reading is that of Steevens, a transposition of 'peeps' and 'fairly,' and I have retained it.
THE SHAKESPEARE-EXPOSITOR: AN AID TO THE PERFECT UNDERSTANDING OF SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYSTHOMAS KEIGHTLEY
On p. 110 of Grattan there is a transposition of "second" and "third" groups, which the context corrects.
THE EVOLUTION OF STATESJ. M. ROBERTSON
That transposition of Greek initials had sounded uncommonly like Philip.
SYLVIA & MICHAELCOMPTON MACKENZIE
You know about transmigration of souls; do you know about transposition of epochs—and bodies?
A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT, COMPLETEMARK TWAIN (SAMUEL CLEMENS)
In my Edition the transposition is, "That you insult and all at once exult," which is wrong; but it is there corrected.
THE SHAKESPEARE-EXPOSITOR: AN AID TO THE PERFECT UNDERSTANDING OF SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYSTHOMAS KEIGHTLEY
This transposition of letters has a ludicrous effect on the word.
JAMAICAN SONG AND STORYWALTER JEKYLL
The difficulty lies in the transposition from “Kyngesbyrig” to “Knyghtsbrigg.”
THE MEMORIALS OF THE HAMLET OF KNIGHTSBRIDGEHENRY GEORGE DAVIS

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torrentialadjective | [taw-ren-shuhl, toh-, tuh- ]SEE DEFINITION