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aphetic
[ uh-fet-ik ]
/ əˈfɛt ɪk /
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adjective Historical Linguistics.
pertaining to or due to aphesis.
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Origin of aphetic
OTHER WORDS FROM aphetic
a·phet·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·a·phet·ic, adjectiveWords nearby aphetic
apheliotropic, apheliotropism, aphemia, apheresis, aphesis, aphetic, aphid, aphid lion, aphis, aphonia, aphonic
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How to use aphetic in a sentence
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 WeekleyThe tender of a ship or of a locomotive is the attender, and taint is aphetic for attaint, Fr.
The Romance of Words (4th ed.)|Ernest Weekley