aphesis
aphesis[ˈafɪsɪs]noun- [mass noun](Linguistics)the gradual loss of an unstressed vowel at the beginning of a word (e.g. of e from esquire to form squire)
(语言学)词首非重读元音脱落
派生aphetic[əˈfɛtɪk]adjectiveapheticallyadverb语源- late 19th cent.: from Greek, literally letting go', from apo 'from' + hienai 'let go, send'
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