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Webster 1913 Edition

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(părˊȧ-gō′jē̍)

Noun.

[L., fr. Gr.

παραγωγή

, from

παράγειν

to lead beside, protract;

παρά

beside +

ἄγειν

to lead.]

(Gram.)

The addition of a letter or syllable to the end of a word, as withouten for without.

(Med.)

Coaptation.

[Obs.]

Dunglison.

Noun.

par'agojy. [Gr. a drawing out.] The addition of a letter or syllable to the end of a word; as dicier for dici. This is called a figure in grammar.