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What is the adjective for epentheses?

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epenthetic
  1. (phonology) Of or pertaining to epenthesis.
  2. (phonology) inserted into a word.
  3. Examples:
    1. “An epenthetic vowel can be added to break up a consonant cluster.”
      “An epenthetic vowel became popular by 1200 in Old Danish, 1250 in Old Swedish and Norwegian, and 1300 in Old Icelandic.”
      “Some originally epenthetic consonants have become part of the established pronunciation of words.”
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