ˈafəsə̇s noun
( plural aphe·ses -əˌsēz)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, release, dismissal, from aphienai to let go, dismiss (from apo- + hienai to let go, send, throw, hurl, cast) — more at jet
1. : aphaeresis consisting of the loss of a short unaccented vowel at the beginning of a word (as in lone for alone )
2. : aphaeresis 1