Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈæ.fə.sɪs/
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ˈæ.fə.sɪs
Noun
The loss of the initial unstressed vowel of a word.
Usage- Countable
- rhetoric
- Uncountable
- Examples
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The word "scarp" is derived from "escarp" by aphesis.
Noun
the gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in ‘squire’ for ‘esquire’