haplology

American

[hap-lol-uh-jee] / hæpˈlɒl ə dʒi /

noun

Linguistics.

the omission of one of two similar adjacent syllables or sounds in a word, as in substituting morphonemic for morphophonemic or in the pronunciation for probably.

haplology British

/ hæpˈlɒlədʒɪ, ˌhæpləˈlɒdʒɪk /

noun

omission of a repeated occurrence of a sound or syllable in fluent speech, as for example in the pronunciation of library as ( ˈlaɪbrɪ )

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Other Word Forms

haplologic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of haplology

haplo- + -logy

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