Definition of Aphesis

1. Noun. The gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in 'squire' for 'esquire'.

Generic synonyms: Deletion, Omission
Derivative terms: Aphetic

Definition of Aphesis

1. n. The loss of a short unaccented vowel at the beginning of a word; -- the result of a phonetic process; as, squire for esquire.

Definition of Aphesis

1. Noun. (linguistics prosody) The loss of the initial unstressed vowel of a word. ¹

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Definition of Aphesis

1. the loss of an unstressed vowel from the beginning of a word [n -ESES] : APHETIC [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aphesis

aphelias
aphelions
apheliotropic
apheliotropism
aphemesthesia
aphemia
aphemias
aphemic
aphenphosmphobia
aphephobia
aphereses
apheresis
apheretic
apheses
aphesis (current term)
apheta
aphetas
aphetic
aphetically
aphetise
aphetised
aphetises
aphetism
aphetisms
aphetize
aphetized
aphetizes
aphetizing
aphicide

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