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antimetábole

Portuguese, noun/ɐ̃.t͡ʃi.meˈta.bo.li/

antimetábole is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “antimetabole (the repetition of words in successive clauses, but in transposed order)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does antimetábole mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineantimetabole (the repetition of words in successive clauses, but in transposed order)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of antimetábole

  • antimetáboles plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce antimetábole?

  • Brazil /ɐ̃.t͡ʃi.meˈta.bo.li/
  • Portugal /ɐ̃.ti.mɨˈta.bu.lɨ/
  • Portugal [ɐ̃.ti.mɨˈta.βu.lɨ]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.