English
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Etymology
From Gr. άÏ�εÏ�ιÏ� (letting go) < Gr. αÏ�Ï� (from) + ιÎναι (send).
Pronunciation
IPA|/�æf�sɪs/
Noun
en-noun|aphes|es
- The loss of the initial unstressed vowel of a word.
#:The word "leet" is derived from "élite" by aphesis.
Antonyms
prothesis
Related terms
aphetic
Translations
trans-top|loss of the initial unstressed vowel of a word
French: aphérèse f
German: Aphärese f
Italian: aferesi
Interlingua: apherese
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Japanese: JAchar|èª�é æ¯�é�³æ¶�失 (gotÅ�-boin shÅ�shitsu)
Polish: afereza f
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Category:English nouns with irregular plurals
Category:Words with alpha privatives
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