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epenthesis

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
16
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ɪˈpɛn.θə.sɪs/

Definition of epenthesis

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, rhetoric, uncountable)The insertion of a phoneme, letter, or syllable into a word, usually to satisfy the phonological constraints of a language or poetic context.

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Etymology

Middle of 16th century: via Late Latin, from Ancient Greek ἐπένθεσις (epénthesis), from ἐπεντίθημι (epentíthēmi, “to insert”), from ἐπί (epí) + ἐντίθημι (entíthēmi, “to put in”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “to put, place”).

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9-letter words

1 word

8-letter words

5 words

7-letter words

15 words

6-letter words

36 words

5-letter words

72 words

4-letter words

70 words

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