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anaptyxes

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an⋅ap⋅tyx⋅is

  [an-uhp-tik-sis, an-ap-]
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–noun, plural -tyx⋅es  [-tik-seez] .
epenthesis of a vowel.
Origin:
1880–85; < NL < Gk, equiv. to anaptyk- (s. of anaptýssein to unfold, equiv. to ana- ana- + ptýssein to fold) + -sis -sis

Related forms:
an⋅ap⋅tyc⋅tic  [an-uhp-tik-tik, an-ap-] , an⋅ap⋅tyc⋅ti⋅cal, adjective
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