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Aphesis

//ˈæ.fə.sɪs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The loss of the initial unstressed vowel of a word. countable, uncountable

    "The word "scarp" is derived from "escarp" by aphesis."

  2. 2
    the gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in ‘squire’ for ‘esquire’ wordnet

Etymology

Attested since 1880. Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄφεσις (áphesis, “letting go”), from ἀφίημι (aphíēmi), from ἀπό (apó, “off”) + ἵημι (híēmi, “send forth”).

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