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aphesis
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[ˈafɪsɪs], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the gradual loss of an unstressed vowel at the beginning of a word (e.g. of e from esquire to form squire)
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Origin
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late 19th century: from Greek, literally ‘letting go’, from apo ‘from’ + hienai ‘let go, send’
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