Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In grammar, same as
paragoge . - noun The rectification of crooked limbs by means of instruments.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The addition of a letter at the end of a word, without changing its sense.
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- noun linguistics The
addition of aletter orsound at the end of aword , without changing its meaning, as in "numb" for "num" or "whilst" for "whiles".
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek a putting on.
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From the external rite it is known as the "imposition of hands" (epithesis cheiron), or as "anointing with chrism" (unctio, chrismatio, chrisma, myron).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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Among phonetic changes which occur with more or less regularity are those called aphesis, epenthesis, epithesis, assimilation, dissimilation, and metathesis, convenient terms which are less learned than they appear.
The Romance of Names Ernest Weekley 1909
whichbe commented on the word epithesis
The addition of a letter at the end of a word, without changing its sense; as, numb for num, whilst for whiles.
July 24, 2008