verb [VN] [oftenpassive]
1 (formal) to change the order of two or more things
SYNREVERSE:
Two letters were accidentally transposed and 'gun' got printed as 'gnu'.
2 (formal) to move or change sth to a different place or environment or into a different form
SYNTRANSFER:
The director transposes Shakespeare's play from 16th century Venice to present-day England.
3 (music) to write or play a piece of music or a series of notes in a different key
transposition noun [C,U]
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