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|lshtext=<b>prosthĕsis</b>: is, f., = [[πρόσθεσις]]>, and prŏthĕsis, is, f., = [[πρόθεσις]]>,<br /><b>I</b> a grammatical [[figure]] consisting in the prefixing of a [[letter]] or [[syllable]] to a [[word]], [[prosthesis]]; as [[gnatus]] for [[natus]], [[tetuli]] for [[tuli]], [[Charis]]. 4; Diom. 2.
|lshtext=<b>prosthĕsis</b>: is, f., = [[πρόσθεσις]], and prŏthĕsis, is, f., = [[πρόθεσις]],<br /><b>I</b> a grammatical [[figure]] consisting in the prefixing of a [[letter]] or [[syllable]] to a [[word]], [[prosthesis]]; as [[gnatus]] for [[natus]], [[tetuli]] for [[tuli]], [[Charis]]. 4; Diom. 2.
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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

prosthĕsis: is, f., = πρόσθεσις, and prŏthĕsis, is, f., = πρόθεσις,
I a grammatical figure consisting in the prefixing of a letter or syllable to a word, prosthesis; as gnatus for natus, tetuli for tuli, Charis. 4; Diom. 2.