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APHAERESIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in 'coon' for 'raccoon' or 'till' for 'until'
Synonyms:
aphaeresis; apheresis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("aphaeresis" is a kind of...):
deletion; omission (any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases)
Domain category:
linguistics (the scientific study of language)
Derivation:
aphaeretic (relating to or formed by or consisting of aphaeresis)
