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paragoge
[ par-uh-goh-jee ]
noun
- the addition of a sound or group of sounds at the end of a word, as in the nonstandard pronunciation of height as height-th or once as once-t.
paragoge
/ ˌpærəˈɡəʊdʒɪ; ˌpærəˈɡɒdʒɪk; ˈpærəˌɡɒɡ /
noun
- the addition of a sound or a syllable to the end of a word, such as st in amongst
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Derived Forms
- ˌ貹ˈDz, adverb
- paragogic, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms
- 貹··Dz· [par-, uh, -, goj, -ik], 貹a·Dzi· adjective
- 貹a·Dzi··ly adverb
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yvlog History and Origins
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of paragoge1
C17: via Late Latin from Greek 貹ōŧ an alteration, ultimately from paragein to lead past, change
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Paragoge, par-a-gō′jē, n. the addition of a letter or a syllable to the end of a word, as amidst for amid, generical for generic—also called epithesis and ecstasis, as opposed to prosthesis and apocope.—adjs.
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At this moment Gabriel Hamburg was speaking of paragoge in Hebrew grammar, but his voice faltered and in imagination he was laying hands of paternal benediction on Joseph Strelitski's head.
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