HyperDic: aphetic

English > 1 sense of the word aphetic:
ADJECTIVEpertapheticproduced by aphesis
English > aphetic: 1 sense > adjective 1, pert
Meaningproduced by aphesis.
Nounsaphesisthe gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel / vowel or syllable as in 'squire / squire / squire' for 'esquire'

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