aphesis
Noun
Meaning
The loss of a short unaccented vowel at the beginning of a word; -- the result of a phonetic process; as, squire for esquire.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
error
elimination
abbreviation
cancellation
abolition
apostrophe
deportation
blur
omission
deletion
annulment
banishment
blot
ellipsis
blemish
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