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Webster 1913 Edition
Metaplasm
Met′a-plasm
,Noun.
[L.
metaplasmus
, Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] beyond, over + [GREEK] to mold: cf. F. métaplasme
.] (Gram.)
A change in the letters or syllables of a word.
Webster 1828 Edition
Metaplasm
MET'APLASM
,Noun.
In grammar, a transmutation or change made in a word by transposing or retrenching a syllable or letter.
Definition 2024
metaplasm
metaplasm
English
Noun
metaplasm (plural metaplasms)
- (linguistics) Any change in a word made by altering its letters or sounds
- (biology) A small particle (often nutrient) within a cell
Hyponyms
- (linguistics): epenthesis, paragoge, prothesis; diaeresis, aphaeresis, apocope, ellipsis, ecthlipsis, synaloepha, synaeresis, syncope, systole; metathesis; antisthecon
Translations
linguistics: alteration of a word’s letters or sounds
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biology: small particle within a cell
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