What does aphesis mean?
Aphesis means (phonetics, linguistics, prosody, rhetoric) The loss of the initial unstressed vowel of a word..
Aphesis
/ˈæ.fə.sɪs/ · noun
Meaning
(phonetics, linguistics, prosody, rhetoric) The loss of the initial unstressed vowel of a word..
Example Sentences
The word "scarp" is derived from "escarp" by aphesis.
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The word "scarp" is derived from "escarp" by aphesis.
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