transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈfer-ə-səs ]
noun
( plural aphaer·e·ses -ˌsēz)
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek aphairesis, literally, taking off, from aphairein to take away, from apo- + hairein to take
Date: circa 1550
: the loss of one or more sounds or letters at the beginning of a word (as in round for around and coon for raccoon )
• aph·ae·ret·ic ˌa-fə-ˈre-tik adjective