Definition for PAR-A-GO'GE, or PAR'A-GO-GY

PAR-A-GO'GE, or PAR'A-GO-GY, n. [Gr. παραγωγη, a draining out; παρα and αγω.]

The addition of a letter or syllable to the end of a word; as dicier for dici. This is called a figure in grammar. Encyc.

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