epenthesis

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epenthesis - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Epenthesis \E*pen"the*sis\, n.; pl. Epentheses. [L., fr. Gr.
     ?; 'epi` + ? to put or set in.] (Gram.)
     The insertion of a letter or a sound in the body of a word;
     as, the b in "nimble" from AS. n[=e]mol.
     [1913 Webster]

epenthesis - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  epenthesis
      n 1: the insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make
           its pronunciation easier; "the insertion of a vowel in the
           plural of the word `bush' is epenthesis"