inversion
noun
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/ɪnˈvɜː.ʃən/
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- The act of being in an inverted state; being upside down, inside out, or in a reverse sequence.
- (grammar) Deviation from standard word order by putting the predicate before the subject. It takes place in questions with auxiliary verbs and in normal, affirmative clauses beginning with a negative particle, for the purpose of emphasis.
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inversion
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- (music) The reversal of an interval; the move of one pitch in an interval up or down an octave.
- (music) The position of a chord which has a note other than the root as its bass note.
- (music) The flipping of a melody or contrapuntal line so that high notes become low and vice versa; the reversal of a pitch contour.
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renversement
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inverse
adjective
/ɪnˈvɝs/
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/ˈɪnvɝs/
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inverse
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- Opposite in effect, nature or order.
- Reverse, opposite in order.
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inversé
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inversely
adverb
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- In an inverse order or manner; by inversion.
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inversement
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