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.
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Words nearby haplography
Haphtarah, hapless, haplite, haplo-, haplobiont, haplography, haplogroup, haploid, haploidy, haplology, haplont
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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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