haplology

English - Turkish

Definition of haplology in English Turkish dictionary

hece düşmesi

(Dilbilim) hece yitimi

orta hece yutumu ling

(Dilbilim) ünlü düşmesi

English - English

Definition of haplology in English English dictionary

The process of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word, as in ‘library’ > libry (pronounced )

Note: Interestingly, ‘haplology’ is a perfect candidate.

{i} swallowing of a sound, swallowing of a syllable (Linguistics)

The process of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word, as in library (pronounced [laɪbri])

Hyphenation

hap·lo·lo·gy

Etymology

() haplo- + -logy