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APHETIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Produced by aphesis
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
aphesis (the gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in 'squire' for 'esquire')
Derivation:
aphesis (the gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in 'squire' for 'esquire')
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