Definitions For Metaplasm

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

Translations

French: métaplasme Greek: : Ancient: μεταπλασμός, m Latin: metaplasmus Occitan: metaplasme, m Spanish: metaplasmo, m Tagalog: lakdawkaphay

Etymology

From {{der, en, la, metaplasmus}} from {{der, en, grc, μεταπλασμός}}

Is Metaplasm a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
15
Words with Friends
19

The word Metaplasm is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends

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