About The Word Aphesis
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Aphesis
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What's The Definition Of Aphesis?
[n] the gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in `squire' for `esquire'
Synonyms | Synonyms for Aphesis: Related Terms | Find terms related to Aphesis: See Also | deletion | omission Aphesis In Webster's Dictionary \Aph"e*sis\, n. [Gr. ? a letting go; ? + ? to let go.]
The loss of a short unaccented vowel at the beginning of a
word; -- the result of a phonetic process; as, squire for
esquire. --New Eng. Dict.
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