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metaplasmnoun
Any change in a word made by altering its letters or sounds
metaplasmnoun
A small particle (often nutrient) within a cell
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Metaplasmnoun
A figure in rhetorick, wherein words or letters are transposed contrary to their natural order. Dict.
Etymology: μεταπλασμὸς.
Webster Dictionary
Metaplasmnoun
a change in the letters or syllables of a word
Etymology: [L. metaplasmus, Gr. ; beyond, over + to mold: cf. F. mtaplasme.]
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Metaplasm
A metaplasm is a change in the orthography of a word. Originally it referred to techniques used in Ancient Greek and Latin poetry, or processes in those languages' grammar.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of metaplasm in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of metaplasm in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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