metaplasm

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noun

Any change in a word made by altering its letters or sounds.

OriginLatin metaplasmus ← Ancient Greek μεταπλασμός →
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Meanings

nounmetaplasm (plural metaplasms)

plural metaplasms

  1. rhetorichuman sciencesAny change in a word made by altering its letters or sounds.
  2. biologyA small particle (often nutrient) within a cell.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμεταπλασμός
  2. Latinmetaplasmus
  3. Englishmetaplasm

From Latin metaplasmus from Ancient Greek μεταπλασμός (metaplasmós).

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Translations

Ancient Greek μεταπλασμός
  • μεταπλασμός (metaplasmós)linguistics: alteration of a word’s letters or sounds
Arabic تغيير
  • تغييرlinguistics: alteration of a word’s letters or sounds
Catalan metaplasme
  • metaplasmelinguistics: alteration of a word’s letters or sounds
Danish metaplasme
  • metaplasmelinguistics: alteration of a word’s letters or sounds
Finnish metaplasma
  • metaplasmabiology: small particle within a cell
French métaplasme
  • métaplasmelinguistics: alteration of a word’s letters or sounds
German Metaplasmus
  • Metaplasmuslinguistics: alteration of a word’s letters or sounds
Greek μεταπλασμός
  • μεταπλασμός (metaplasmós)linguistics: alteration of a word’s letters or sounds
Hungarian metaplazmus
  • metaplazmuslinguistics: alteration of a word’s letters or sounds
Japanese 語音変異
  • 語音変異linguistics: alteration of a word’s letters or sounds
Latin metaplasmus
  • metaplasmuslinguistics: alteration of a word’s letters or sounds
Polish metaplazm, metaplazm
  • metaplazmlinguistics: alteration of a word’s letters or sounds
  • metaplazmbiology: small particle within a cell
Portuguese metaplasmo, metaplasma
  • metaplasmolinguistics: alteration of a word’s letters or sounds
  • metaplasmalinguistics: alteration of a word’s letters or sounds
Russian метапласм
  • метапласм (metaplasm)linguistics: alteration of a word’s letters or sounds
Spanish metaplasmo
  • metaplasmolinguistics: alteration of a word’s letters or sounds
Tagalog lakdawkaphay
  • lakdawkaphaybiology: small particle within a cell
Cite this entry
APA

metaplasm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaplasm

MLA

“metaplasm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaplasm. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metaplasm,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaplasm.

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