a·phaer·e·sis or a·pher·e·sis ( -f r  -ss)n. pl. a·phaer·e·ses or a·pher·e·ses (-s  z ) The loss of one or more sounds from the beginning of a word, as in till for until. [Late Latin, from Greek aphairesis, from aphairein, to take away : apo-, apo- + hairein, to take.] aph ae·retic ( f-rtk) adj. |
aphaeresis, apheresis [əˈfɪərɪsɪs]
n
(Linguistics) the omission of a letter or syllable at the beginning of a word
[via Late Latin from Greek, from aphairein to remove]
aphaeretic , apheretic [ˌæfəˈrɛtɪk] adj
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| Noun | 1. | aphaeresis - (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until' linguistics - the scientific study of language |
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