Anaptyxis

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  • n. epenthesis of a vowel – insertion of a vowel. For example, the middle ‘-a-’ in thataway, or use of infixes -i- and -o- in coining English words on classical roots.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In phonetics, the involuntary utterance of an auxiliary vowel, especially before r, l, m, and n, in certain positions, as in lucre, able, chasm, etc.
    • Word Usage
    "I might also be interested to find out that vowel insertion is widespread enough in the world's languages to have a name, epenthesis also called anaptyxis."
    Antonym
    excrescence   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    epenthesis   
    Cross Reference
    paragoge    tmesis    interconsonantal   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    linking vowel   
     
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