The difference between Metaplasm and Metathesis

When used as nouns, metaplasm means any change in a word made by altering its letters or sounds, whereas metathesis means the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word, such as in ask as /æks/.

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  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

  1. Metathesis as a noun (phonetics, prosody):

    The transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word, such as in ask as /æks/.

  2. Metathesis as a noun (inorganic chemistry):

    The double decomposition of inorganic salts.

  3. Metathesis as a noun (organic chemistry):

    The breaking and reforming of double bonds in olefins in which substituent groups are swapped.

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