Meaning Of The Word Prothesis

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prothesis in American English
the addition of a syllable or phoneme to the beginning of a word
noun: the addition of a sound or syllable at the beginning of a word, as in Spanish escala “ ladder” from Latin scala

prothesis in British English
noun: a process in the development of a language by which a phoneme or syllable is prefixed to a word to facilitate pronunciation

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