aphetic

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/ əˈfɛt ɪk /

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adjective

pertaining to or due to aphesis.

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Nearby words

apheliotropic, apheliotropism, aphemia, apheresis, aphesis, aphetic, aphid, aphid lion, aphis, aphonia, aphonic

Origin of aphetic

1875–80; < Greek áphet(os) freed, discharged (aphe- (see aphesis) + -tos past participle suffix) + -ic

Related forms

a·phet·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·a·phet·ic, adjective

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Examples 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 Weekley
The 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