epentheses

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Epenthesis \E*pen"the*sis\, n.; pl. {Epentheses}. [L., fr. Gr.
   ?; 'epi` + ? to put or set in.] (Gram.)
   The insertion of a letter or a sound in the body of a word;
   as, the b in "nimble" from AS. n[=e]mol.
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