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Noun: aphaeresis  u'fe-ri-sis
  1. (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in 'coon' for 'raccoon' or 'till' for 'until'
    - apheresis

See also: aphaeretic

Type of: deletion, omission

Encyclopedia: Aphaeresis

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aperitif
apert
aperture
apery
apeshit
apetalous
apetalous flower
apex
apex of the sun's way
Apgar score
aphaeresis
aphaeretic
aphagia
aphakia
aphakic
aphanite
aphanitic
aphasia
aphasic
Aphasmidia
aphelion