Associations to the word «Metaplasm»

Noun

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Wiktionary

METAPLASM, noun. (linguistics) Any change in a word made by altering its letters or sounds
METAPLASM, noun. (biology) A small particle (often nutrient) within a cell

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats