epenthesis
Meaning of epenthesis
noun
the insertion of a sound or letter within a word, e.g. the b in thimble.
mid 16th century: via late Latin from Greek, from epentithenai ‘insert’, from epi ‘in addition’ + en- ‘within’ + tithenai ‘to place’.
Information about epenthesis
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Hyphenation of epenthesis
epenthe-sis
- It consists of 2 syllables and 10 chars.
- epenthesis is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Translation of epenthesis
Words that rhyme with epenthesis
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