Paragoge

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

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  • n. The addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word, either through natural development or as a grammatical function.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The addition of a letter or syllable to the end of a word, as withouten for without.
  • n. Coaptation.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The addition, by growth or accident, of a non-significant letter or syllable to the end of a word: opposed to prosthesis and apocope. Examples are len-d, amongs-t, agains-t, whils-t, tyran-t. Also called epithesis and ectasis.
  • Word Usage
    "For paragoge it is not easy to give an equivalent; it is leading or bringing with a notion of change, sometimes a change into error, as when it means a quibble."
    Form
    paragogic   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    coaptation