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aphesis::noun | Spocien Dictionary

aphesis
noun
/'æfɪsɪs/
the gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in `squire' for `esquire'
Type Words
Type of deletion, omission
Derivation aphetic
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