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Noun Concept
Categories: Sound changes, Phonotactics, Figures of speech
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aphesis
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The gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in `squire' for `esquire' WordNet 3.0
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The gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in `squire' for `esquire' WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The loss of the initial unstressed vowel of a word. Wiktionary
Loss of the initial unstressed vowel of a word. Wiktionary (translation)
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The word "scarp" is derived from "escarp" by aphesis. Wiktionary
IS A
omission
DERIVATION
aphetic
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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aphesis
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aphesis
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aphesis

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