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      antimetabole
      Roots
      antianti- · Greek · against, in opposite ordermetameta- · Greek · change, acrossballeinbol- · Greek · to throw, cast-e-e · Greek · noun-forming ending
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      Where does antimetabole come from?

      The word antimetabole breaks down into 4 roots of Greek origin: anti-, from Greek anti (“against, in opposite order”); meta-, from Greek meta (“change, across”); bol, from Greek ballein (“to throw, cast”); and -e, from Greek -e (“noun-forming ending”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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