APHESIS


Meaning of APHESIS in English

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

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