noun the loss of a short unaccented vowel at the beginning of a word;
the result of a phonetic process; as, squire for esquire.
APHESIS
Meaning of APHESIS in English
Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012
noun the loss of a short unaccented vowel at the beginning of a word;
the result of a phonetic process; as, squire for esquire.
Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012