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Epenthesis

nounid 52152·updated May 18, 2026
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the insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make its pronunciation easier

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Epenthesises
possessive
Epenthesis's
pluralpossessive
Epenthesises'

Framework definitions

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the insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make its pronunciation easier

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