noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The process of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word. uncountable
2. 2
   An instance of said process. broadly, countable

Synonyms

All synonyms

haplogy

Etymology

From haplo- + -logy.

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