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noun • transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words | ||||||||
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noun • French composer noted for his experimentalism and rejection of Romanticism (1866-1925) | ||||||||
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noun • an event that results in a transformation • a change in the units or form of an expression: • a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown • a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis • a change of religion • interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition • act of exchanging one type of money or security for another • the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another | ||||||||
Comical Transposition Crossword Clue
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SPOONERISM which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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SPOONERISM
Updated: October 10, 2023
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