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noun:
- epenthesis of a vowel – insertion of a vowel. Including, the center ‘-a-’ in thataway, or utilization of infixes -i- and -o- in coining English words on classical roots.
- In phonetics, the involuntary utterance of an auxiliary vowel, especially before r, l, m, and n, in some opportunities, as with lucre, ready, chasm, etc.
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Definition for "anaptyxis"
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Sentence for "anaptyxis"
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Synonym for "anaptyxis"
- linking vowel
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Antonym for "anaptyxis"
- excrescence
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Hypernym for "anaptyxis"
- epenthesis
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Cross Reference for "anaptyxis"
- paragoge
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