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aphaeresis

/ə'fɛrɪsɪs/

Synonyms of aphaeresis Antonyms of aphaeresis Examples of aphaeresis Usage of aphaeresis Parts of aphaeresis Definition that contains aphaeresis Words sounding like aphaeresis Explanation of aphaeresis

noun
(linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'
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apheresis

type of:
deletion omission

Definition that contains aphaeresis

aphaeretic relating to or formed by or consisting of aphaeresis
apheretic relating to or formed by or consisting of aphaeresis