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paragoge

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpæɹəˈɡəʊd͡ʒi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˌpæɹəˈɡoʊd͡ʒi/
  • /ˌpɛɹəˈɡoʊd͡ʒi/ Mary–marry–merry merger

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noun

Meaning 1

The addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word, either through natural development or as a grammatical function.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, rhetoric, uncountable

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, prosody, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Late Latin paragoge, from Ancient Greek παραγωγή (paragōgḗ, “derivation, addition”).

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Breton: lostkresk — the addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word
  • Bulgarian: парагога (paragoga) — the addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word
  • Danish: paragoge — the addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word
  • Danish: endeforlængelse — the addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word
  • French: paragoge — the addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word
  • Greek: παραγωγοί (paragogoí) — the addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word
  • Ancient Greek: παραγωγή (paragōgḗ) — the addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word
  • Hungarian: paragogé — the addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word
  • Italian: paragoge — the addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word
  • Latin: paragōgē — the addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word
  • Macedonian: парагога (paragoga) — the addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word
  • Portuguese: paragoge — the addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word
  • Romanian: paragogă — the addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word
  • Spanish: paragoge — the addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word
  • Welsh: ôl-osodiad — the addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word