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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Epenthesis

· E·pen·the·sis · IPA /ɪˈpɛn.θə.sɪs/
01 n. The insertion of a letter or a sound in the body of a word; as, the b in “nimble” from AS. nēmol.
pl. Epentheses ((#))
  1. 1.
    The insertion of a letter or a sound in the body of a word; as, the b in “nimble” from AS. nēmol.(Gram.)