transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈa-fə-səs ]
noun
( plural aph·e·ses -ˌsēz)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, release, from aphienai to let go, from apo- + hienai to send — more at jet
Date: 1880
: aphaeresis consisting of the loss of a short unaccented vowel (as in lone for alone )
• aphet·ic ə-ˈfe-tik adjective
• aphet·i·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb