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Noun Concept

Categories: Figures of speech, Phonology, Articles with short description, Phonotactics

epenthesis anaptyxis epenthetic epenthetic vowel Epinthesis

The insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make its pronunciation easier WordNet 3.0

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The insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make its pronunciation easier WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

In phonology, epenthesis means the addition of one or more sounds to a word, especially in the beginning syllable or in the ending syllable or in-between two syllabic sounds in a word. Wikipedia

Phonological process involving the addition of one or more sounds to a word Wikidata

The insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make its pronunciation easier. OmegaWiki

The insertion of a phoneme, letter, or syllable into a word, usually to satisfy the phonological constraints of a language or poetic context. Wiktionary

Insertion of a phoneme or letter into a word. Wiktionary (translation)

The insertion of a vowel in the plural of the word `bush' is epenthesis WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

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