Meaning Of The Word Aphesis

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aphesis in American English
loss of a short unaccented vowel at the beginning of a word, a form of apheresis (Ex.: squire for esquire)
noun: the disappearance or loss of an unstressed initial vowel or syllable, as in the formation of the word slant from aslant

aphesis in British English
noun: the gradual disappearance of an unstressed vowel at the beginning of a word, as in squire from esquire

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