单词 | aphesis |
释义 | aphesis[ af-uh-sis ] / ˈæf ə sɪs / noun Historical Linguistics.the disappearance or loss of an unstressed initial vowel or syllable, as in the formation of the word slant from aslant. Origin of aphesis1880; <Greek áphesis a letting go, equivalent to aphe- (variant stem of aphiénai to let go, set free; ap-ap-2 + hiénai to send) + -sis-sis Words nearby aphesisaphelion, apheliotropic, apheliotropism, aphemia, apheresis, aphesis, aphetic, aphid, aphid lion, aphis, aphonia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for aphesis
British Dictionary definitions for aphesisaphesis / (ˈæfɪsɪs) / nounthe gradual disappearance of an unstressed vowel at the beginning of a word, as in squire from esquire Derived forms of aphesisaphetic (əˈfɛtɪk), adjectiveaphetically, adverbWord Origin for aphesisC19: from Greek, from aphienai to set free, send away Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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