Canadian English Meaning of aphesis

Apheresis

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Definitions and Meaning of aphesis in English

Wordnet

aphesis (n)

the gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in `squire' for `esquire'

Webster

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.

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Apheresis

the gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in `squire' for `esquire'The loss of a short unaccented vowel at the beginning

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apheretic => apheretic, apheresis => apheresis, aphemia => aphasia, apheliotropism => apheliotropism, apheliotropic => apheliotropic,