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Epenthesis

Epenthesis logo #10101) Articulation
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Epenthesis

Epenthesis logo #21000 In phonology, epenthesis (s; ἐπένθεσις) means the addition of one or more sounds to a word, especially to the interior of a word. The word epenthesis comes from epi `on` and en `in` and thesis `putting.` Epenthesis may be divided into two types: excrescence, for the addition of a consonant, and anaptyxis (s; from ἀνάπτυξι
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epenthesis

epenthesis logo #22641insertion of extra sound into a word
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Epenthesis

Epenthesis logo #21002• (n.) The insertion of a letter or a sound in the body of a word; as, the b in `nimble` from AS. n/mol.
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Epenthesis

Epenthesis logo #22385(also called infixation) Adding an extra syllable or letters in the middle of a word. Shakespeare mi
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Epenthesis

Epenthesis logo #20972E·pen'the·sis noun ; plural Epentheses . [ Latin , from Greek ...; '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 Anglo-Saxon nēmol .
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epenthesis

epenthesis logo #23038epenthesis is the process of adding vowels to make possible syllables out of impossible consonant sequences, for example Rawanda for Ruanda
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epenthesis

epenthesis logo #20400[n] - the insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make its pronunciation easier
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epenthesis

epenthesis logo #20974 noun 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`
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