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aphesis
aph·e·sis
[
áffəssəss
]
noun
Definition:
loss of initial unstressed vowel:
the loss of an unstressed vowel at the beginning of a word, e.g. in "squire" for "esquire"
[
Late 19th century. < Greek, "letting go" <
aphienai
"send away" <
hienai
"send"
]
a·phet·ic
[
ə féttik
]
adjective
a·phet·i·cal·ly
adverb
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a·phet·ic [ ə féttik ] adjectivea·phet·i·cal·ly adverb
