What does "paragoge" mean?

The addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word, either through natural development or as a grammatical function.

What is a synonym for "paragoge"?

Common synonyms include: apocope, ecstasis, epithesis.

Pronounced //ˌpæɹəˈɡəʊd͡ʒi//.

//ˌpæɹəˈɡəʊd͡ʒi// noun

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Noun

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The addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word, either through natural development or as a grammatical function. countable, uncountable

From Late Latin paragoge, from Ancient Greek παραγωγή (paragōgḗ, “derivation, addition”).

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