ANAPTYXIS


Meaning of ANAPTYXIS in English

[ ˌanəp'tɪksɪs ]

■ noun Phonetics the insertion of a vowel between two consonants to aid pronunciation, as in he went thataway .

Derivatives

anaptyctic adjective

Origin

C19: mod. L., from Gk anaptuxis 'unfolding'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.