According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.
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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