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haplography

American  
[hap-log-ruh-fee] / hæpˈlɒg rə fi /

noun

  1. the accidental omission of a letter or letter group that should be repeated in writing, as in Missippi for Mississippi.

haplography British  
/ hæpˈlɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

  1. the accidental writing of only one letter or syllable where there should be two similar letters or syllables, as in spelling endodontics as endontics

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Etymology

Origin of haplography

First recorded in 1885–90; haplo- + -graphy

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Their omission would seem to be obviously due to haplography.

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