aphesis

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Definition of aphesis in English English dictionary: The loss of the initial unstressed vowel of a word
The word leet is derived from elite by aphesis.; the gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in `squire' for `esquire'; mispronouncing a word by dropping one or more initial, usually unstressed syllables "'cept" instead of "except " See also: aphetic; the omission of the initial syllable of a word See also Apocope; A form of aphaeresis in which the syllable omitted is short and unaccented, as in round for around; The loss of a short unaccented vowel at the beginning of a word; the result of a phonetic process; as, squire for esquire; aphetism
aphetically: In an aphetic way: through aphesis
aphetically: In an aphetic way: pertaining to the apheta

aphesis

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aph·e·sis

() From Ancient Greek ἄφεσις (áphesis, “letting go”) ἀφίημι (aphíēmi) ἀπό (apó, “from”) + ἵημι (híēmi, “send forth”).

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