Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metaplasm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: meta-plasm
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

A small particle (often nutrient) within a cell.

Etymology

From Latin metaplasmus from Ancient Greek μεταπλασμός (metaplasmós).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: metaplasmus, μεταπλασμός

Inflected Forms

metaplasms (plural)

Derived Forms

metaplasmic

Frequently Paired Words

clipping

Questions

What does metaplasm mean?: Any change in a word made by altering its letters or sounds.
Where does metaplasm come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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