What's the difference between ecthlipsis and metaplasm?

Ecthlipsis


Definition:

  • (n.) The dropping out or suppression from a word of a consonant, with or without a vowel.
  • (n.) The elision of a final m, with the preceding vowel, before a word beginning with a vowel.

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Metaplasm


Definition:

  • (n.) A change in the letters or syllables of a word.

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