noun🔗ShareThe insertion of a phoneme, letter, or syllable into a word, usually to satisfy the phonological constraints of a language or poetic context."The poet added an extra "a" in the middle of the word "summer," an example of epenthesis, to create a more pleasing rhythm in the poem. "languagelinguisticsphoneticsgrammarwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
