1. Noun
The insertion of a letter or a sound in the body of a word; as, the b in "nimble" from AS. n/mol.
2. Noun
the insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make its pronunciation easier; "the insertion of a vowel in the plural of the word ‘bush’ is epenthesis"
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