Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for E-PEN'THE-SIS, or E-PEN'THE-SY
E-PEN'THE-SIS, or E-PEN'THE-SY, n. [Gr. επενθεσις; επι, εν, and τιθημι, to put.]
The insertion of a letter or syllable in the middle of a word, as, alituum for alitum. Encyc.
Return to page 74 of the letter “E”.