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paragoge

[ par-uh-goh-jee ]

noun

  1. 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

  1. the addition of a sound or a syllable to the end of a word, such as st in amongst
“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

  • ˌ貹ˈDz, adverb
  • paragogic, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • 貹··Dz· [par-, uh, -, goj, -ik], 貹a·Dzi· adjective
  • 貹a·Dzi··ly adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of paragoge1

1650–60; < Late Latin 貹ōŧ addition to a word, lengthening of a word < Greek 貹ōḗ a leading by, alteration, change, derivative of 貹á𾱲 to lead by, past. See para- 1, -agogue
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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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Example Sentences

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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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