Word
Aphesis
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
aph-e-sis
Definition
- n. - The loss of a short unaccented vowel at the beginning of a
word; -- the result of a phonetic process; as, squire for esquire.
- noun - The gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in `squire' for `esquire'
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