anaptyxis

an·ap·tyx·is

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [an-uh p-tik-sis, an-ap-]
- /ˌæn əpˈtɪk sɪs, ˌæn æp-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [an-uh p-tik-sis, an-ap-]
- /ˌæn əpˈtɪk sɪs, ˌæn æp-/

Definitions of anaptyxis word

noun anaptyxis the insertion of a short vowel between consonants in order to make a word more easily pronounceable 3
noun anaptyxis epenthesis of a vowel 3
noun plural anaptyxis epenthesis of a vowel. 1
noun anaptyxis The insertion of a vowel between two consonants in pronunciation, as in filim for film. 1
noun anaptyxis (phonetics) epenthesis of a vowel – insertion of a vowel; svarabhakti. For example, the middle ‘-a-’ in thataway, or use of infixes -i- and -o- in coining English words on classical roots. 0

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Origin of anaptyxis

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

1880-85; < New Latin < Greek, equivalent to anaptyk- (stem of anaptýssein to unfold, equivalent to ana- ana- + ptýssein to fold) + -sis -sis

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Parts of speech for Anaptyxis

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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anaptyxis popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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