Complete Definition of "aphesis"

English
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Etymology
From Gr. ά�ε�ι� (letting go) < Gr. α�� (from) + ιέναι (send).

Pronunciation
IPA|/�æf�sɪs/

Noun
en-noun|aphes|es

  1. 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|�頭���失 (got�-boin sh�shitsu)
Polish: afereza f
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Category:English nouns with irregular plurals
Category:Words with alpha privatives

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