Met″a‐plasm (?), n. [L. metaplasmus, Gr. �; � beyond, over + � to mold: cf. F. métaplasme.] (Gram.) A change in the letters or syllables of a word.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.