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anaptyxis
[ an-uhp-tik-sis, an-ap- ]
noun
plural anaptyxes
- epenthesis of a vowel.
anaptyxis
/ ˌænæpˈtɪktɪk; ˌænæpˈtɪksɪs /
noun
- the insertion of a short vowel between consonants in order to make a word more easily pronounceable
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Derived Forms
- anaptyctic, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ··ٲ⳦·پ [an-, uh, p-, tik, -tik, an-ap-], a·ٲ⳦t· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of anaptyxis1
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of anaptyxis1
C19: via New Latin from Greek anaptuxis, from anaptussein to unfold, from ana- + ptussein to fold
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