n.
Pronunciation: ha- ' plä-l ə -j ē
Function: noun
Date: 1895
: contraction of a word by omission of one or more similar sounds or syllables (as in mineralogy for hypothetical mineralology or \ ' prä-bl ē \ for probably )
n.
Pronunciation: ha- ' plä-l ə -j ē
Function: noun
Date: 1895
: contraction of a word by omission of one or more similar sounds or syllables (as in mineralogy for hypothetical mineralology or \ ' prä-bl ē \ for probably )
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012