prothesis
Pronunciations (3)
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/ˈpɹɒθəsɪs/
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- UK
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/ˈpɹɔθəsɪs/
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- US
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/ˈpɹɑθəsɪs/
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- US
Noun
The prepending of phonemes at the beginning of a word without changing its morphological structure, as in Spanish esfera from Greek (via Latin) sphaera (“sphere”) (without prothesis the word would have become *sfera).
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Noun
The preparation and preliminary oblation of the Eucharistic bread and wine in the Divine Liturgy of the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches.
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Credence table.
Usage- broadly
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protheses