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epenthetic

adjective

  1. Pertaining to, or of the nature of, epenthesis.
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌɛpənˈθɛtɪk/

adj

Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐπενθετικός (epenthetikós, “inserted”).

  1. Of or pertaining to epenthesis.

    “I’ve added a little vowel between the t and the r,” Baron says. “It elongates the word, it adds an extra syllable to the word, it emphasizes the word. There’s a name for this: epenthetic vowel.”

  2. Inserted into a word.
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