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epentheses

epentheses is the plural of epenthesis.

Meaning of epenthesis

Noun

epenthesis (countable and uncountable, plural epentheses)

  1. (rhetoric) The insertion of a phoneme, letter, or syllable into a word, usually to satisfy the phonological constraints of a language or poetic context.

Questions about epentheses

What is epentheses the plural of?
Epentheses is the plural of epenthesis.

Words near epentheses in the dictionary

  1. ependymocyte
  2. ependymocytes
  3. ependymoma
  4. ependymomas
  5. ependymomata
  6. epentheses
  7. epenthesis
  8. epenthesize
  9. epenthesized
  10. epenthesizes
  11. epenthesizing

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