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Metaplasm
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Metaplasm
A metaplasm is a change in the orthography (and hence phonology) of a word. Originally it referred to techniques used in Ancient Greek and Latin poetry, or processes in those languages` grammar. ==Sound change== Many poetic metaplasms are useful for describing processes in the natural development o... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaplasm
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Metaplasm
Met'a·plasm noun [ Latin metaplasmus , Greek ...; ... beyond, over + ... to mold: confer French métaplasme .] (Gram.) A change in the letters or syllables of a word. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/56
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metaplasm
Synonym: cell inclusions. ... Origin: meta-+ G. Plasma, something formed ... (05 Mar 2000) ... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?metaplasm
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Metaplasm
• (n.) A change in the letters or syllables of a word. Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/metaplasm/
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