APHAERESIS

aphaeresis, apheresis

(noun) (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in ‘coon’ for ‘raccoon’ or ‘till’ for ‘until’

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

aphaeresis (countable and uncountable, plural aphaereses)

(UK, Canadian) Alternative spelling of apheresis

Source: Wiktionary


A*phær"e*sis, n. Etym: [L.]

Definition: Same as Apheresis.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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