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anaptyxis [ˌænæpˈtɪksɪs]

n pl -tyxes [-ˈtɪksiːz]

(Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) the insertion of a short vowel between consonants in order to make a word more easily pronounceable

[via New Latin from Greek anaptuxis, from anaptussein to unfold, from ana- + ptussein to fold]

anaptyctic [ˌænæpˈtɪktɪk], anaptyctical adj

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No references found			16) The Northumbrian metathesis or anaptyxis affecting /Vrxt/ can thus be explained as a process akin to dissimilation, eliminating a phonetically difficult cluster. A Shibboleth upon their tongues: early English /r/ revisited by Gasiorowski, Piotr / Studia Anglica Posnaniensia: international review of English Studies			anaphoric anaphoric pronoun anaphoric relation anaphrodisia anaphrodisiac Anaphroditic anaphylactic anaphylactic shock anaphylaxis anaplasia anaplasmosis anaplastic anaplasty Anaplerotic Anapnograph Anapnoic Anapodeictic Anápolis Anapophysis Anaprox anapsid anapsid reptile Anapsida Anaptotic Anaptychus anaptyxis Anapurna anarch Anarchal anarchic anarchical anarchically anarchism anarchist anarchistic Anarchize anarcho- anarcho-syndicalism anarchy Anarhichadidae Anarhichas anarthria Anarthropoda Anarthropodous anarthrous Anas Anas acuta Anas americana Anas clypeata Anas crecca Anas discors			Anapolis, brazil Anápolis, brazil Anapolis, Goias Anápolis, Goiás Anapolon anapolysis anapophysis anapophysis anapophysis Anaprel Anaprel ANAPROCI ANAPROP Anaprox Anaprox Anaprox Anaprox DS Anaprox DS ANAPS anapsid anapsid anapsid reptile Anapsid Skull Anapsida Anapsida Anapsids anaptic Anaptotic Anaptychus anaptyctic anaptyxis Anapurna Anapurna Anar Anara Anarajapura Anarajapura ANARB ANARC anarch Anarch Revolt Deck Builder Anarchaic Oriental Tantrik Order of A. Anarchal anarchic anarchic anarchic Anarchic Hand Syndrome anarchical anarchical anarchically anarchically anarchies anarchies anarchies anarchism anarchism anarchism Anarchism & society Anarchism & society Anarchism & society Anarchism (anti-capitalist)

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