ecthlipsis

[ ek-thlip-sis ]

noun,plural ec·thlip·ses

[ek-thlip-seez]. /ɛkˈθlɪp siz/.

loss of a consonant, especially, in Latin, loss of a final m before a word beginning with a vowel or h.

Origin of ecthlipsis

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1650–60; <Late Latin <Greek ékthlīpsis, equivalent to ekthlī́b(ein) to squeeze out (ek-ec- + thlī́bein, variant of phlī́bein to squeeze) + -sis-sis

Words Nearby ecthlipsis

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How to use ecthlipsis in a sentence

ecthlipsis, ek-thlip′sis, n. omission or suppression of a letter.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) | Various

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