aphaeresis Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'
    apheresis.

WordNet


A*phær"e*sis noun (Also<
  • Aphaeresis
  • Aphæresis
)
Etymology
L.
Definitions
  1. Same as Apheresis.

Webster 1913