Definition of aphaeresis Aphaeresis
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We found 3 definitions of aphaeresis from 3 different sources.
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What does aphaeresis mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: aphaeresises |
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| aphaeresis - (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until' | ||
| apheresis | ||
| deletion, omission the act of deleting something written or printed | ||
| linguistics the humanistic study of language and literature | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- aphaeresis (n.)
Same as Apheresis.
Part of speech
🔤- aphaeresis, noun, singular of aphaereses.
