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Meaning of 'aphesis' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Aphesis [ 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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aphaeresis aphakia aphakial aphaniptera aphanipterous aphanite aphanitic aphasia aphasic aphasy

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