Definition of aphesis Aphesis

aph•e•sis

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: apheses

aphesis - the gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in `squire' for `esquire'
  deletion, omission the act of deleting something written or printed
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

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

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • aphesis
    af′es-is, n. the gradual loss of an unaccented vowel at the beginning of a word, as in squire = esquire—a special form of Aphæresis.—adj. Aphet′ic. [Coined by Dr Murray. Gr.]

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