Aphesis

Definition:

• (n.) The loss of a short unaccented vowel at the beginning of a word; -- the result of a phonetic process; as, squire for esquire.

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aphesis vs. aphetism

aphesis vs. prothesis

apheresis vs. aphesis

aphesis vs. word

aphesis vs. vowel

aphesis vs. initial

aphesis vs. loss

aphesis vs. aphetic