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Epenthesis - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Epenthesis : (noun)
1: the insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make
its pronunciation easier; "the insertion of a vowel in
the plural of the word `bush' is epenthesis"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Epenthesis : \E*pen"the*sis\, n.; pl. Epentheses. [L., fr. Gr.
?; 'epi` _ ? to put or set in.] (Gram.)
The insertion of a letter or a sound in the body of a word;
as, the b in ``nimble'' from AS. n[=e]mol.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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