Epithesis

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

  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.
     [1913 Webster]