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 dictionary

error elimination abbreviation cancellation abolition apostrophe deportation blur omission deletion annulment banishment blot ellipsis blemish

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apocope prothesis

omission deletion

apheresed apheresis apheretic apheta aphetic aphetically