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单词 anaptyxis
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anaptyxis

[ an-uhp-tik-sis, an-ap- ]
/ ˌæn əpˈtɪk sɪs, ˌæn æp- /

noun, plural an·ap·tyx·es [an-uhp-tik-seez, an-ap-]. /ˌæn əpˈtɪk siz, ˌæn æp-/.

epenthesis of a vowel.

Origin of anaptyxis

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

OTHER WORDS FROM anaptyxis

an·ap·tyc·tic [an-uhp-tik-tik, an-ap-], /ˌæn əpˈtɪk tɪk, ˌæn æp-/, an·ap·tyc·ti·cal, adjective

Words nearby anaptyxis

an apple a day, An apple a day keeps the doctor away, Anaprox, anapsid, anaptotic, anaptyxis, Anapurna, anarch, anarchic, anarchism, anarchist
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British Dictionary definitions for anaptyxis

anaptyxis
/ (ˌænæpˈtɪksɪs) /

noun plural -tyxes (-ˈtɪksiːz)

the insertion of a short vowel between consonants in order to make a word more easily pronounceable

Derived forms of anaptyxis

anaptyctic (ˌænæpˈtɪktɪk) or anaptyctical, adjective

Word Origin for anaptyxis

C19: via New Latin from Greek anaptuxis, from anaptussein to unfold, from ana- + ptussein to fold
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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