Ecthlipsis
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ɛkθˈlɪp.sɪs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ecthlipsis is a noun meaning (phonology, rhetoric) The dropping out or suppression of a consonant from a word, with or without a vowel.
Meaning
(phonology, rhetoric) The dropping out or suppression of a consonant from a word, with or without a vowel.
Word Forms
- ecthlipses
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include apheresis, elision, eclipsis, clipping, epithesis, synalepha.
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