'Epentheses' definitions:

Definition of 'Epentheses'

From: GCIDE

Epenthesis \E*pen"the*sis\, n.; pl. Epentheses. [L., fr. Gr. ?; 'epi` + ? to put or set in.] (Gram.) The insertion of a letter or a sound in the body of a word; as, the b in "nimble" from AS. n[=e]mol. [1913 Webster]