单词 | aphesis |
释义 | aphesis /af"euh sis/, n. Historical Ling. the disappearance or loss of an unstressed initial vowel or syllable, as in the formation of the word slant from aslant. [1880; < Gk áphesis a letting go, equiv. to aphe- (var. s. of aphiénai to let go, set free; ap- AP-2 + hiénai to send) + -sis -SIS] |
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