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Paragogical

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.

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.