APHETIC

Meaning of APHETIC in English

əˈfed.ik, (ˈ)a|f- adjective

Etymology: Greek aphet os let loose (from aphienai ) + English -ic

: produced by aphesis or aphaeresis

the aphetic form dobe for adobe

• aphet·i·cal·ly -d.ə̇k(ə)lē adverb

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

APHETIC — adjective see: aphesis
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
APHETIC — (a.) Shortened by dropping a letter or a syllable from the beginning of a word; as, an aphetic word or …
Английский словарь Webster
APHETIC — ( a. ) Shortened by dropping a letter or a syllable from the beginning of a word; as, an aphetic …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
APHETIC — — aphetically , adv. /euh fet"ik/ , adj. pertaining to or due to aphesis. [ 1875-80; áphet ( os ) …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
APHETIC — see aphesis
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
APHETIC — adj shortened by dropping a letter or a syllable from the beginning of a word; as, an aphetic word or …
Webster English vocab
APHETIC — aphetic BrE AmE ə ˈfet ɪk æ- AmE \ -ˈfet̬- ▷ aphetic|ally ə l‿i
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
APHESIS — noun (plural apheses) see: jet Date: 1880 aphaeresis consisting of the loss of a short unaccented vowel (as in lone …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
APHETICALLY — adverb see aphetic
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TAINT — (v. t.) Aphetic form of Attaint.
Английский словарь Webster
VAWARD — /vah"wawrd', vow"awrd/ , n. Archaic. vanguard. [ 1325-75; ME, var. of VA( u ) mwarde, vantward, aphetic for avantward avantwarde, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SLOPE — — slopingly , adv. — slopingness , n. /slohp/ , v. , sloped, sloping , n. v.i. 1. to have …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LUCK — /luk/ , n. 1. the force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life, as in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
APH. — aphetic.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TAINT — noun tincture; hue; color; tinge. 2. taint ·noun infection; corruption; deprivation. 3. taint ·vt to hit or touch lightly, in …
Webster English vocab
APHESIS — [ 'afɪsɪs ] ■ noun Linguistics the gradual loss of an unstressed vowel at the beginning of a word (e.g. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SLANT — v., n., & adj. --v. 1 intr. slope; diverge from a line; lie or go obliquely to a vertical or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIVE — adj. 1 (attrib.) that is alive; living. 2 (of a broadcast) heard or seen at the time of its performance, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CENSER — n. a vessel in which incense is burnt, esp. during a religious procession or ceremony. [ME f. AF censer, OF …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AWEARY — predic.adj. poet. (often foll. by of) weary. [aphetic a + WEARY]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SLANT — v., n., & adj. v. 1 intr. slope; diverge from a line; lie or go obliquely to a vertical or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIVE — adj. 1 (attrib.) that is alive; living. 2 (of a broadcast) heard or seen at the time of its performance, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CENSER — n. a vessel in which incense is burnt, esp. during a religious procession or ceremony. [ ME f. AF censer, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AWEARY — predic.adj. poet. (often foll. by of) weary. [ aphetic a + WEARY ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
APHESIS — n. (pl. apheses) the gradual loss of an unstressed vowel at the beginning of a word (e.g. of e from …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SLANT — v., n., & adj. --v. 1. intr. slope; diverge from a line; lie or go obliquely to a vertical or …
Oxford English vocab
LIVE — 1. v. 1. intr. have (esp. animal) life; be or remain alive. 2 intr. (foll. by on) subsist or feed …
Oxford English vocab
CENSER — n. a vessel in which incense is burnt, esp. during a religious procession or ceremony. Etymology: ME f. AF censer, …
Oxford English vocab
AWEARY — predic.adj. poet. (often foll. by of) weary. Etymology: aphetic a + WEARY
Oxford English vocab
APHESIS — n. (pl. apheses) the gradual loss of an unstressed vowel at the beginning of a word (e.g. of e from …
Oxford English vocab

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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