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transposing

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of transpose

noun transposings

  1. A transposition.

adjective

  1. not comparable Written in a different pitch to how it sounds. Trumpet is a transposing instrument while trombone is not.

Opposite: non-transposing

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adjective

Opposite: non-transposing

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adj written in a different pitch to how it sounds

Españoltranspositor
Portuguêstranspositor
Françaistranspositeur
Deutschtransponierend
Italianotraspositore
Русскийтранспони́рующий transponírujuščij

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"transposing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/transposing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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transposing. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/transposing

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"transposing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/transposing.

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@misc{transposing_2026,
  title = {transposing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/transposing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}