hyperthesis

hyperthesis

(haɪˈpɜːθɪsɪs)

[a. Gr. ὑπέρθεσις transposition, f. ὑπέρ hyper- + θέσις placing.]

Transposition, metathesis. a. Anc. Pros. In a logaœdic series, the substitution, for a particular foot in one line, strophe, etc., of another foot in a corresponding line, strophe, etc., involving interchange or reversal of the quantities; e.g. the substitution of an iamb (˘–) for a trochee (–˘) or vice versa.

in Century Dict.

b. Philol. Transposition or metathesis of a letter from a particular syllable to the preceding or following syllable, as in Gr. µέλαινα for *µελανια.

in Ogilvie.