Complete Definition of "prothesis"

English
Etymology
Late L., from Gr. ���θε�ι�, a preposing.

Noun

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#The addition of a sound or syllable at the beginning of a word, as in nother from other ("a whole nother thing"), or Spanish esfera from Latin sphaera (sphere).

Antonyms
aphesis

Category:English nouns with irregular plurals

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