Meaning Of The Word Apheresis

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apheresis in American English
the dropping of a letter, syllable, or phoneme at the beginning of a word (Ex.: 'cause for because)
noun: the loss or omission of one or more letters or sounds at the beginning of a word, as in squire for esquire, or count for account

apheresis in British English
noun: the omission of a letter or syllable at the beginning of a word

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