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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmetábase
Pronunciation / Transliteration: me-ta-ba-zi
"A metábase facilitou a transição entre as seções do texto."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A rhetorical figure by which a speaker or writer briefly outlines what has been said and what is next to be spoken of.
"The essay effectively used metabasis at the end of the second paragraph to transition smoothly from historical background to theoretical implications." - 2
A passage or transition from one state, subject, or place to another.
"Their philosophical inquiry involved a complex metabasis from abstract metaphysics to concrete ethical duties."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek word metabasis (μετάβασις), meaning a passing from one place to another, a transition, formed from meta- (implying change or transition) and bainein (to walk or step). It entered rhetorical and technical English usage via Late Latin and Greek scholarly texts to denote a transitional movement in discourse or argument.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Metabasis" is said worldwide
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métabase
Transliteration: mey-ta-baz
"L'auteur a utilisé une métabase pour relier les deux arguments."
Metabase
Transliteration: me-ta-ba-ze
"Die Metabase verbindet die verschiedenen Kapitel des Vortrags."
metabasi
Transliteration: me-ta-ba-zi
"La metabasi serve a introdurre un nuovo argomento nel discorso."
metábasis
Transliteration: me-ta-ba-sis
"El orador empleó una metábasis para cambiar de tema."
metábase
Transliteration: me-ta-ba-zi
"A metábase facilitou a transição entre as seções do texto."
मेटाबैसिस
Transliteration: metabaesis
"वक्ता ने अपने भाषण में एक प्रभावी मेटाबैसिस का उपयोग किया।"
过渡修辞
Transliteration: guòdù xiūcí
"这篇文章巧妙地运用了过渡修辞来转换话题。"
메타바시스
Transliteration: metabasiseu
"연설자는 메타바시스를 통해 다음 주제로 매끄럽게 넘어갔다."
メタバシス
Transliteration: metabashisu
"演説の中でメタバシスを用いて話題を転換した。"
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