haplography

[ hap-log-ruh-fee ]

/ hæpˈlɒg rə fi /

noun

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

Nearby words

hapless, haplessly, haplite, haplo-, haplobiont, haplography, haplogroup, haploid, haploidy, haplologic, haplology

Compare dittography.

Origin of haplography

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

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British Dictionary definitions for haplography

haplography

/ (hæpˈlɒɡrəfɪ) /

noun plural -phies

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

Word Origin for haplography

C19: from Greek, from haplous single + -graphy

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Word Origin and History for haplography

haplography

scribal error of writing only once a letter that should have been written twice; see haplo- + -graphy.