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English to English noun
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the insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make its pronunciation easier |  | Example: the insertion of a vowel in the plural of the word `bush' is epenthesis
source: wordnet30
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The insertion of a letter or a sound in the body of a word; as, the b in "nimble" from AS. nēmol. |  | source: webster1913
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