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Definition: Paragogic letters
Paragogic
\Par`a*gog"ic\, Paragogical
\Par`a*gog"ic*al\, a. [Cf.
F. paragogique.]
Of, pertaining to, or constituting, a paragoge; added to the
end of, or serving to lengthen, a word.
[1913 Webster]
Paragogic letters, in the Semitic languages, letters which
are added to the ordinary forms of words, to express
additional emphasis, or some change in the sense.
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