hyphaeresis
noun
hy·phaer·e·sis hī-ˈfer-ə-səs 
especially British -ˈfir-
: the omission of a sound, letter, or syllable from the body of a word
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Greek hyphaíresis "taking from below, subtraction, omission of a letter," from hyphaireîn "to draw from under, pilfer, subtract" (from hyp- hyp- + haireîn "to take, grasp," of obscure origin) + -sis -sis
First Known Use
1884, in the meaning defined above
- blank line
- blank out
- blank page
- blank signature
- blank slate
- blank stare
- blank tooling
- blank verse
- blank verses
- blank wall
- blankbook
- blanked
- blanked (out)
- blanked out
- blanker
- blankest
- blanket
- blanket ballot
- blanket bog
- blanket chest
- blanket cylinder
- blanket deposit
- blanket fish
- blanket Indian
- blanket leaf