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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 epen·the·sis /ɪˈpɛn(t)θəsəs, ɛ-/
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 E·pen·the·sis n.; pl. Epentheses   Gram. The insertion of a letter or a sound in the body of a word; as, the b in “nimble” from AS. nēmol.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 epenthesis
      n : the insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make
          its pronunciation easier; "the insertion of a vowel in
          the plural of the word `bush' is epenthesis"
      [also: epentheses (pl)]