METAPLASM

Etymology

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)

prothesis, epenthesis, paragoge, diaeresis, diastole

aphaeresis, syncope, apocope, ellipsis, ecthlipsis, synaloepha, synizesis, synaeresis, systole

metathesis

antisthecon

Source: Wiktionary

Met"a*plasm, n. Etym: [L. metaplasmus, Gr. métaplasme.] (Gram.)

Definition: A change in the letters or syllables of a word.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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