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Epithesis

E*pith"e*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a putting on; 'epi` upon + ? to place.] The addition of a letter at the end of a word, without changing its sense; as, numb for num, whilst for whiles.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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