...tender ; L. numerus, number ; L. delectari, delight. Epithesis or Paragoge (Gr. para ; ago, I lead), the addition of a letter or syllable to the end of a word : sound from son ; climft from climan. Barbarism, the using of a word that is not English : connexity,...

...letter or syllable to the end of a word. These additions are often spoken of as endings or suffixes. 1. The addition of a letter or syllable to the end of a word often causes a change in the word itself ; as, slesp-ed becomes (l) sletp-d, (2) slfy-t; cp. gold and...

...largely manufactured from cannel coal and used fur lamps. Para- (continued). Para-goge, par'ra.go'.djy, the addition of a letter or syllable to the end of a word ; paragogic, par'ra.gKdg" '.t/.- ; paragogical, par'ra.gSdg".1.kdl ; paragogical-ly. Greek paragOgt...

...of a word between its parts; as, to us ward, for toward us; how high soever, for howsoever high. 6. Paragoge is the addition of a letter or syllable to the end of a word; as, bounden, for bound; withouteti, for without. 1. Syneresis is the contraction of two syllables into...

...from its. resistance to chemical action. PAR'A-GO'GR, n. [Gr. rapaywyii,fr. irapaycti'. to protract.] Addition of a letter or syllable to the end of a word. PAR'A-GOGle, 1«. Pertaining to, PAR'A-GOO'IC-AL, \ or constituting, a pampige. pAR'A-GoN. я. [Sp....

...de'mos, the people), a misleader of Uie people. parago'ge (literally, a leading or extension beyond), the addition of a letter or syllable to the end of a word. ped'agogue (Gr. n. pais, a child), a schoolmaster; a pedantic person. syn'agogue, a Jewish place of...

...Diaeresis; the separation of two vowels that might form a diphthong : cooperate, aerial. (iv.) Paragoge; the addition of a letter or syllable to the end of a word : " Withouten trump was proclamation made." (v.) Prosthesis; the addition of a letter or syllable to...

...a'ry,) the nest of a bird of prey, as of an eagle. 4. A'go, I lead. Ago'geus, a leader. PAEAGO'QE, the addition of a letter or syllable to the end of a word. SYN'AGOGUE, a place where Israelites meet for worship. 5. Agon, a combat. AG'ONY, violent pain. ANTAG'ONIST,...

...distillation of tar, petroleum, etc., used to illuminate and lubricate. Par a-go'ge (paVa-gjyjfi), n. Addition of a letter or syllable to the end of a word ; as, withoutcn for without. — Par a-gOg'lC (-gOj'Ik), a. Par'a-gon (par'a-g5n), n. A model or pattern...

...distillation of tar, petroleum, etc., used to illuminate and lubricate. IlPar'a-gO'ge (paVa-go'je), n. Addition of a letter or syllable to the end of a word ; as, withouten for without. — Par'a-gOg'ic (-gSj'Ik), a. Par'a-gOB, (paVa-g5n), n. A model or pattern...