Associations to the word «Epenthesis»

Wiktionary

EPENTHESIS, noun. (phonetics) (prosody) The insertion of a phoneme, letter, or syllable into a word, usually to satisfy the phonological constraints of a language or poetic context.

Dictionary definition

EPENTHESIS, 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".

Wise words

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Ray Bradbury