Aphesis (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Historical Linguistics.
  1. the disappearance or loss of an unstressed initial vowel or syllable, as in the formation of the word slant from aslant.
noun
  1. the gradual disappearance of an unstressed vowel at the beginning of a word, as in squire from esquire
Aphesis (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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