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- noun Plural form of
transpose .
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Examples
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This mechanism, unknown to the dreamer or speaker, transposes, that is, replaces symbolically a lower part of the body with an upper part, or vice versa.
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It is a Nietzschean novel, in how it transposes values, how it cuts the ground from under our scholastic certainties, and points to the abyss before us.
Anis Shivani: Why American Reviewers Disliked Ian McEwan's "Solar": And What That Says About the Cultural Establishment Anis Shivani 2010
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He added that Iris transposes into a language of dance and acrobatics all of cinema's splendor, inventiveness and -- above all -- its sense of wonder.
Jay Weston: Cirque du Soleil's Iris Coming to Hollywood Jay Weston 2011
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The facial expressions she initially captures with a lens, then transposes onto canvas with brush, lead us away.
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He added that Iris transposes into a language of dance and acrobatics all of cinema's splendor, inventiveness and -- above all -- its sense of wonder.
Jay Weston: Cirque du Soleil's Iris Coming to Hollywood Jay Weston 2011
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It is a Nietzschean novel, in how it transposes values, how it cuts the ground from under our scholastic certainties, and points to the abyss before us.
Anis Shivani: Why American Reviewers Disliked Ian McEwan's "Solar": And What That Says About the Cultural Establishment Anis Shivani 2010
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I doubt that my self as 'artist' neatly transposes into myself as 'curator.'
Max Eternity: Joe Nalven: Living Anthropology and the Art of "Homage" Max Eternity 2010
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That's exactly the point of the Dirtbombs' new album, "Party Store," a nine-song caper in which the Motor City quintet transposes one of Detroit's native pop dialects (techno) into another (garage rock).
Album review: The Dirtbombs, "Party Store" Chris Richards 2011
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It is a Nietzschean novel, in how it transposes values, how it cuts the ground from under our scholastic certainties, and points to the abyss before us.
Anis Shivani: Why American Reviewers Disliked Ian McEwan's "Solar": And What That Says About the Cultural Establishment Anis Shivani 2010
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She meticulously traces minute irregularities and transposes her findings into drawings and paintings.
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