Epenthesis
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noun.
The insertion of a sound in the middle of a word, as in Middle English
thunder
from Old English
thunor.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
In
grammar
, the insertion of a letter or syllable in the middle of a word, as
alituum
for
alitum.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The insertion of a letter or a sound in the body of a word.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
The
insertion
of a
phoneme
,
letter
, or
syllable
into a
word
, usually to satisfy the
phonological
constraints of a language or poetic context.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
the insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make its pronunciation easier
Word Usage
"In other words, epenthesis is likely to be unnecessary."
Form
epenthetic
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
articulation
metaplasm
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
anaptyxis
excrescence
variant
epentheses