APHAERESIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does aphaeresis mean? 

• APHAERESIS (noun)
  The noun APHAERESIS has 1 sense:

1. (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in 'coon' for 'raccoon' or 'till' for 'until'

  Familiarity information: APHAERESIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• APHAERESIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in 'coon' for 'raccoon' or 'till' for 'until'

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

aphaeresis; apheresis

Hypernyms ("aphaeresis" is a kind of...):

deletion; omission (any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases)

Domain category:

linguistics (the scientific study of language)

Derivation:

aphaeretic (relating to or formed by or consisting of aphaeresis)