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prothetic
Variant of prothesis
noun
- Gram. the addition of a syllable or phoneme to the beginning of a word
- Eastern Orthodox Ch.
- the preparation and preliminary oblation of the elements of the Eucharist
- the table on which, or the place where, this is done
Related Forms:
- prothetic adjective
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