First Known Use: circa 1550
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aphaeresis
noun aphaer·e·sis \ə-ˈfer-ə-səs\
plural aphaer·e·ses\-ˌsēz\
Definition of APHAERESIS
: the loss of one or more sounds or letters at the beginning of a word (as in round for around and coon for raccoon)
— aph·ae·ret·ic \ˌa-fə-ˈre-tik\ adjective
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Origin of APHAERESIS
Late Latin, from Greek aphairesis, literally, taking off, from aphairein to take away, from apo- + hairein to take
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