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Transposing Digits Transpose Change Position Order Things Move

word transpose
definition (1) To change the position or order of (two things). (2) To move from one place or period to another.
eg_sentence She rechecked the phone number and discovered that two digits had been transposed.
explanation Though transposing two digits can be disastrous, transposing two letters in a word often doesn't matter too much. (You can prboalby raed tihs setnence witohut too mcuh toruble.) Transposing two words or sounds—as in “Can I sew you to another sheet?”—has been a good source of humor over the years. Doctors sometimes discover that something in the body—a nerve, an organ, etc.—has been transposed, or moved away from its proper place. For musicians, transposing means changing the key of a piece; if you can do this at a moment's notice, you've been well trained
IPA trænˈspoʊz

Tags: mwvb::unit:14, mwvb::unit:14:word, mwvb::word, mwvb::word-cloze, mwvb::word-reverse, obsidian_to_anki

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