The difference between Metaplasm and Synaeresis

When used as nouns, metaplasm means any change in a word made by altering its letters or sounds, whereas synaeresis means the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong or a long vowel.

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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. Synaeresis as a noun (linguistics, prosody):

    the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong or a long vowel.

  2. Synaeresis as a noun (chemistry):

    the separating out of the liquid from a gel.

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