Etymology

metaplasm

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Today it means: Any change in a word made by altering its letters or sounds. Full definition →

Latin metaplasmus ← Ancient Greek μεταπλασμός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμεταπλασμός
  2. Latin · derived frommetaplasmus
  3. English todaymetaplasm

From Latin metaplasmus from Ancient Greek μεταπλασμός (metaplasmós).

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