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epenthetic

Syllables: ep·en·thet·ic/ˌɛpənˈθɛtɪk/

epenthetic adjective: of or pertaining to epenthesis.

Adjective

epenthetic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to epenthesis.
    • “I’ve added a little vowel between the t and the r,” Baron says. “It elongates the word, it adds an extra syllable to the word, it emphasizes the word. There’s a name for this: epenthetic vowel.”2015 December 7, Julie Beck, “The Linguistics of 'YouTube Voice'”, in The Atlantic
  2. Inserted into a word.

Origin of epenthetic

From Ancient Greek ἐπενθετικός (epenthetikós, “inserted”).

Words formed from epenthetic

Questions about epenthetic

What does epenthetic mean?
Epenthetic means of or pertaining to epenthesis.
What part of speech is epenthetic?
Epenthetic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce epenthetic?
Epenthetic is pronounced /ˌɛpənˈθɛtɪk/.

Words near epenthetic in the dictionary

  1. epenthesis
  2. epenthesize
  3. epenthesized
  4. epenthesizes
  5. epenthesizing
  6. epenthetic
  7. epenthetical
  8. epenthetically
  9. epeolatry
  10. eperezolid
  11. epergne

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