anaptyxis
[ an-uhp-tik-sis, an-ap- ]
/ ˌæn əpˈtɪk sɪs, ˌæn æp- /
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noun, plural an·ap·tyx·es [an-uhp-tik-seez, an-ap-]. /ˌæn əpˈtɪk siz, ˌæn æp-/.
epenthesis of a vowel.
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Origin of anaptyxis
OTHER WORDS FROM anaptyxis
an·ap·tyc·tic [an-uhp-tik-tik, an-ap-], /ˌæn əpˈtɪk tɪk, ˌæn æp-/, an·ap·tyc·ti·cal, adjectiveWords nearby anaptyxis
an apple a day, An apple a day keeps the doctor away, Anaprox, anapsid, anaptotic, anaptyxis, Anapurna, anarch, anarchic, anarchism, anarchist
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British Dictionary definitions for anaptyxis
anaptyxis
/ (ˌænæpˈtɪksɪs) /
noun plural -tyxes (-ˈtɪksiːz)
the insertion of a short vowel between consonants in order to make a word more easily pronounceable
Derived forms of anaptyxis
anaptyctic (ˌænæpˈtɪktɪk) or anaptyctical, adjectiveWord Origin for anaptyxis
C19: via New Latin from Greek anaptuxis, from anaptussein to unfold, from ana- + ptussein to fold
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