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honorific transposition

honorific transposition noun: a shift in the sign order of a compound word or common phrase, to make certain religiously significant terms (e.g. nswt, nṯr, rꜥ) appear at the front of the word or phrase.

Noun

honorific transposition (countable and uncountable, plural honorific transpositions)

  1. A shift in the sign order of a compound word or common phrase, to make certain religiously significant terms (e.g. nswt, nṯr, rꜥ) appear at the front of the word or phrase.

Forms of honorific transposition

pluralhonorific transpositions

Questions about honorific transposition

What does honorific transposition mean?
Honorific transposition means a shift in the sign order of a compound word or common phrase, to make certain religiously significant terms (e.g. nswt, nṯr, rꜥ) appear at the front of the word or phrase.
What part of speech is honorific transposition?
Honorific transposition is a noun.
What is the plural of honorific transposition?
The plural of honorific transposition is honorific transpositions.

Words near honorific transposition in the dictionary

  1. honoreth
  2. Honoria
  3. honorial
  4. Honorian
  5. honorific
  6. honorific transposition
  7. honorific transpositions
  8. honorificabilitudinitatibus
  9. honorificabilitudinity
  10. honorifical
  11. honorifically

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