The difference between Apocope and Metaplasm

When used as nouns, apocope means the loss or omission of the last vowel in a word, together with any consonants that follow it, whereas metaplasm means any change in a word made by altering its letters or sounds.

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  1. Apocope as a noun (phonetics, prosody, narrow sense):

    The loss or omission of the last vowel in a word, together with any consonants that follow it.

    Examples:

    "coordinate terms apheresis paragoge syncope"

  2. Apocope as a noun (loosely):

    The loss or omission of a sound or syllable from the end of a word.

    Examples:

    "ant procope"

  1. Metaplasm as a noun (linguistics):

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

  2. Metaplasm as a noun (biology):

    A small particle (often nutrient) within a cell

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