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paragogy

paragogy is the alternative form of paragoge.

Meaning of paragoge

Noun

paragoge (countable and uncountable, plural paragoges)

  1. (rhetoric) The addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word, either through natural development or as a grammatical function.
    Synonyms:
    ecstasis, epithesis

Noun

paragogy (uncountable)

  1. A form of learning in which the learners assist each other.

Forms of paragogy

pluralparagogies

Origin of paragogy

From para- + pedagogy.

Questions about paragogy

What does paragogy mean?
Paragogy means a form of learning in which the learners assist each other.
What is paragogy the alternative form of?
Paragogy is the alternative form of paragoge.
What part of speech is paragogy?
Paragogy is a noun.
What is the plural of paragogy?
The plural of paragogy is paragogies.

Words near paragogy in the dictionary

  1. paragogical
  2. paragogically
  3. paragogies
  4. paragogue
  5. paragogues
  6. paragogy
  7. paragon
  8. paragoned
  9. paragonimiases
  10. paragonimiasis
  11. paragoning

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Adapted from Wiktionary: paragogy (page history and authors); paragoge (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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