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Aphesis
UK
/əˈfiːsɪs/
US
/əˈfiːsɪs/
Translation aphesis into russian
aphesis
Noun
UK
/əˈfiːsɪs/
US
/əˈfiːsɪs/
The study of aphesis in linguistics helps us understand language evolution.
Изучение афесиса в лингвистике помогает нам понять эволюцию языка.
Definitions
aphesis
Noun
UK
/əˈfiːsɪs/
US
/əˈfiːsɪs/
The loss of a short unaccented vowel at the beginning of a word.
The word 'squire' is an example of aphesis, derived from the older form 'esquire'.