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单词 ecthlipsis
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ecthlipsis

[ ek-thlip-sis ]
/ ɛkˈθlɪp sɪs /

noun, plural ec·thlip·ses [ek-thlip-seez]. /ɛkˈθlɪp siz/.

loss of a consonant, especially, in Latin, loss of a final m before a word beginning with a vowel or h.

Origin of ecthlipsis

1650–60; <Late Latin <Greek ékthlīpsis, equivalent to ekthlī́b(ein) to squeeze out (ek-ec- + thlī́bein, variant of phlī́bein to squeeze) + -sis-sis

Words nearby ecthlipsis

ectal, ectasia, ectatic, ectental, ectethmoid, ecthlipsis, ecthyma, ecto-, ectoantigen, ectoblast, ectocardia
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Example sentences from the Web for ecthlipsis

  • Ecthlipsis, ek-thlip′sis, n. omission or suppression of a letter.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
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