APHETIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Produced by aphesis

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

aphesis (the gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in 'squire' for 'esquire')

Derivation:

aphesis (the gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in 'squire' for 'esquire')

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