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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.