haplography


haplography

(hæpˈlɒɡrəfɪ) n, pl -phies (Linguistics) the accidental writing of only one letter or syllable where there should be two similar letters or syllables, as in spelling endodontics as endontics[C19: from Greek, from haplous single + -graphy]

haplography

the accidental omission in writing or copying of one or more adjacent and similar letters, syllables, words, or lines, as tagme for tagmeme.See also: Writing