Epenthetic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Epenthetic \Ep`en*thet"ic\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F.
     ['e]penth['e]tique.] (Gram.)
     Inserted in the body of a word; as, an epenthetic letter or
     sound.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  epenthetic
       adj : of or pertaining to epenthesis [syn: {parasitic}]