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The addition of a letter at the end of a word, without changing its sense; as, numb for num, whilst for whiles.

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  1. n. The word/addition">addition of a word/letter">letter at the end of a word, without changing its sense; as, numb for num, whilst for whiles.
  2. The word/addition">addition of a word/letter">letter at the end of a word, without changing its sense; as, numb for num, whilst for whiles.
  3. The word/addition">addition of a word/letter">letter at the end of a word, without changingits sense; as, numb for num, whilst for whiles.
  4. n. The word/addition">addition of a word/letter">letter at the end of a word, without changing its sense; as, numb for num, whilst for whiles.