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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024par•a•go•ge (par′ə gō′jē),USA pronunciation n. - Linguisticsthe addition of a sound or group of sounds at the end of a word, as in the nonstandard pronunciation of height as height-th or once as once-t.
- Greek paragōgé̄ a leading by, alteration, change, derivative of parágein to lead by, past. See para-1, -agogue
- Late Latin paragōgē addition to a word, lengthening of a word
- 1650–60;
par•a•gog•ic (par′ə goj′ik),USA pronunciation par′a•gog′i•cal, adj. par′a•gog′i•cal•ly, adv. |