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单词 aphesis
释义

aphesis /afˈi-sis/

noun

The gradual and unintentional loss of an unaccented vowel at the beginning of a word (as in squire from esquire), a special form of apheresis

ORIGIN: Gr aphesis letting go, from apo from, and hienai to send

aphetic /ə-fetˈik/ adjective

aphetˈically adverb

aphˈetize or aphˈetise transitive verb

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