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anaptyxis

[ an-uhp-tik-sis, an-ap- ]

noun

plural anaptyxes
  1. epenthesis of a vowel.

anaptyxis

/ ˌænæpˈtɪktɪk; ˌænæpˈtɪksɪs /

noun

  1. the insertion of a short vowel between consonants in order to make a word more easily pronounceable
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • anaptyctic, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²¹²Ô·²¹±è·³Ù²â³¦Â·³Ù¾±³¦ [an-, uh, p-, tik, -tik, an-ap-], ²¹²Ôa±è·³Ù²â³¦î€ƒt¾±Â·³¦²¹±ô adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of anaptyxis1

1880–85; < New Latin < Greek, equivalent to anaptyk- (stem of ²¹²Ô²¹±è³Ùý²õ²õ±ð¾±²Ô to unfold, equivalent to ana- ana- + ±è³Ùý²õ²õ±ð¾±²Ô to fold) + -sis -sis
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of anaptyxis1

C19: via New Latin from Greek anaptuxis, from anaptussein to unfold, from ana- + ptussein to fold

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