‖ diectasis Pros.
(daɪˈɛktəsɪs)
[a. Gr. διέκτασις a stretching: see di-3 and ectasis]
Lengthening by the interpolation of a syllable.
| 1894 Athenæum 29 Dec. 884/1 From the scientific point of view there is..not a word to be said in favour of such grammatical monsters as ἕης and ἐράασθε. But it is perfectly easy to see how they arose from a misunderstanding of the ‘Epic diectasis.’ |