aphetic
[ uh-fet-ik ]
/ əˈfɛt ɪk /
adjective
pertaining to or due to aphesis.
Words nearby aphetic
apheliotropic, apheliotropism, aphemia, apheresis, aphesis, aphetic, aphid, aphid lion, aphis, aphonia, aphonic
Origin of aphetic
OTHER WORDS FROM aphetic
a·phet·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·a·phet·ic, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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Example sentences from the Web for aphetic
For limner we find in the 15th century lumner and luminour, which is aphetic for alluminour, or enlumineur.
The Romance of Words (4th ed.)|Ernest WeekleyThe name Turney, well known in Nottingham, is from the town of Tournay, or is aphetic for attorney.
The Romance of Words (4th ed.)|Ernest Weekley