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aphaeresis

[uh-fer-uh-sis]

aphaeresis

/ ˌæfəˈrɛtɪk, əˈfɪərɪsɪs /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of apheresis

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • aphaeretic adjective
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Example Sentences

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This, by an aphaeresis of tau and an epenthesis of omicron in two places, may be identified with echonoe, and signifies 'that which has mind.'

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