APHETIZED

Adjective

aphetized (not comparable)

(linguistics, of a word) Having undergone aphesis, the removal of an unstressed initial vowel.

Anagrams

• hepatized

Source: Wiktionary


APHETIZE

Aph"e*tize, v. t.

Definition: To shorten by aphesis. These words . . . have been aphetized. New Eng. Dict.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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APPROXIMATE

(adjective) not quite exact or correct; “the approximate time was 10 o’clock”; “a rough guess”; “a ballpark estimate”


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