HAPLOLOGY


Meaning of HAPLOLOGY in English

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 )

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