Anaptyxis

//ˌænəpˈtɪksɪs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The epenthesis (insertion) of a vowel. countable, uncountable

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linking vowelsvarabhaktisvarabhakti

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin anaptyxis, from Ancient Greek ἀνάπτυξις (anáptuxis).

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