aphetically

Variant of aphesis

aphesis definition

aph·esis (af′ə sis)

noun

loss of a short unaccented vowel at the beginning of a word, a form of apheresis (Ex.: squire for esquire)

Etymology: ModL < Gr, a letting go < apo- from + hienai, to send: see jet

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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