aphetic
American
[uh-fet-ik]
/ əˈfɛt ɪk /
adjective
Historical Linguistics.
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Etymology
Origin of aphetic
First recorded in 1875–80; from Greek áphet(os) “freed, discharged” ( aphe- + -tos past participle suffix) + -ic; see aphesis
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
