APHESIS

Meaning of APHESIS in English

( n. )

The loss of a short unaccented vowel at the beginning of a word; -- the result of a phonetic process; as, squire for esquire.

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

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
APHESIS — ˈafəsə̇s noun ( plural aphe·ses -əˌsēz) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, release, dismissal, from aphienai to let go, dismiss (from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
APHESIS — (n.) The loss of a short unaccented vowel at the beginning of a word; -- the result of a phonetic …
Английский словарь Webster
APHESIS — /af"euh sis/ , n. Historical Ling. the disappearance or loss of an unstressed initial vowel or syllable, as in the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
APHESIS — noun ( plural aph·e·ses -ˌsēz) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, release, from aphienai to let go, from apo- + hienai …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
APHESIS — noun the loss of a short unaccented vowel at the beginning of a word; the result of a phonetic …
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
APHESIS — [aph.e.sis] n, pl -e.ses [NL, fr. Gk, release, fr. aphienai to let go, fr. apo- + hienai to send--more at …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
APHESIS — aphesis BrE AmE ˈæf əs ɪs -ɪs ɪs, § \ -əs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
APHESIS — n. (pl. apheses) the gradual loss of an unstressed vowel at the beginning of a word (e.g. of e from …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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
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
APHESIS — постепенная редукция краткого неударного гласного в начале слова
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
APHESIS — n лингв. постепенная редукция краткого неударного гласного в начале слова
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
APHESIS — (n) постепенная редукция краткого неударного гласного
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
APHESIS — n лингв. постепенная редукция краткого неударного гласного в начале слова
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
APHESIS — n лингв. постепенная редукция краткого неударного гласного в начале слова
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
APHESIS — постепенная редукция краткого неударного гласного в начале слова
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
APHESIS — n. Pronunciation: ' a-f ə -s ə s Function: noun Inflected Form: plural -e · ses \ - ˌ s …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
APHETICALLY — adverb see: aphesis
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
APHETIC — adjective see: aphesis
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
APHETIZE — ˈafəˌtīz transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: aphet ic + -ize : to shorten by aphesis esquire was aphetized to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
APHETIC — əˈfed.ik, (ˈ)a|f- adjective Etymology: Greek aphet os let loose (from aphienai ) + English -ic : produced by aphesis or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
APHAERESIS — noun or apher·e·sis əˈferəsə̇s, aˈ-, -fir- ( plural aphaere·ses or aphere·ses -əˌsēz) Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek aphairesis, literally, taking …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
APHETIZE — (v. t.) To shorten by aphesis.
Английский словарь Webster
APHETIZE — ( v. t. ) To shorten by aphesis.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VIE — — vier , n. /vuy/ , v. , vied, vying . v.i. 1. to strive in competition or rivalry with …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VENT — vent 1 — ventless , adj. /vent/ , n. 1. an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet …
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TINSEL — — tinsellike , adj. /tin"seuhl/ , n., adj., v., tinseled, tinseling or ( esp. Brit. ) tinselled, tinselling . n. …
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TEC — /tek/ , n. Slang. detective. [ by aphesis and shortening ]
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TATER — /tay"teuhr/ , n. Dial. potato. [ 1750-60; by aphesis, and dial. substitution of -er for final -o; see FELLER 1 …
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APHETIC — — aphetically , adv. /euh fet"ik/ , adj. pertaining to or due to aphesis. [ 1875-80; áphet ( os ) …
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