About The Word Aphaeresis
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Aphaeresis
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What's The Definition Of Aphaeresis?
[n] (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'
Synonyms | Synonyms for Aphaeresis: apheresis Related Terms | Find terms related to Aphaeresis: See Also | deletion | omission Aphaeresis In Webster's Dictionary \A*ph[ae]r"e*sis\ (?; 277), n. [L.]
Same as {Apheresis}.
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