anaptyxis

[ an-uhp-tik-sis, an-ap- ]

noun,plural an·ap·tyx·es [an-uhp-tik-seez, an-ap-]. /ˌæn əpˈtɪk siz, ˌæn æp-/.
  1. epenthesis of a vowel.

Origin of anaptyxis

1
1880–85; <New Latin <Greek, equivalent to anaptyk- (stem of anaptýssein to unfold, equivalent to ana-ana- + ptýssein to fold) + -sis-sis

Other words from anaptyxis

  • an·ap·tyc·tic [an-uhp-tik-tik, an-ap-], /ˌæn əpˈtɪk tɪk, ˌæn æp-/, an·ap·tyc·ti·cal, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for anaptyxis

anaptyxis

/ (ˌænæpˈtɪksɪs) /


nounplural -tyxes (-ˈtɪksiːz)
  1. the insertion of a short vowel between consonants in order to make a word more easily pronounceable

Origin of anaptyxis

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C19: via New Latin from Greek anaptuxis, from anaptussein to unfold, from ana- + ptussein to fold

Derived forms of anaptyxis

  • anaptyctic (ˌænæpˈtɪktɪk) or anaptyctical, adjective

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