aphaeresis meaning

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aphaeresis (noun): (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'.

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Definition of aphaeresis

  1. (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'

    Synonyms: apheresis

    Type of: omission

    Related forms: aphaeretic

Scrabble score: 15 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AP · words ending in IS · 10-letter words

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