Word: Anaptyxis
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek anaptuxis ‘unfolding’, from ana- ‘back, again’ + ptuxis ‘folding’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌanəpˈtɪksɪs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the insertion of a vowel between two consonants to aid pronunciation, as in he went thataway.
Short Definition:insertion of vowel between two consonants
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