paragoge |
par-a-go'-ge | from para "beyond" and goge "carrying" |
proparalepsis | |
preassumpcio, diductio | |
adding at the end |
The addition of a lettter or syllable to the end of a word. A kind of metaplasm. | ||
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Addition of a final
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Sources: | Isidore 1.35.3; Mosellanus ("proparalepsis" "paragoge") a3r; Susenbrotus (1540) 21 ("paragoge," "diductio"); Sherry (1550) 27 ("proparalepsis," "preassumpcio"); Wilson (1560) 202 ("adding at the end"); Peacham (1577) E2v |
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