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The answer APHESIS has 2 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of aphesis in various dictionaries:
noun - the gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in `squire' for `esquire'
adj - the loss of an unstressed vowel from the beginning of a word [n -ESES] : APHETIC
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| Possible Crossword Clues |
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| Loss of letter relative put on untidy heap |
| Making 'esquire' into 'squire' - his 'e' gets lost in an afterthought |
| Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles |
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| Jul 22 2006 The Times - Cryptic |
| Mar 15 2003 The Telegraph - Cryptic |
| Possible Dictionary Clues |
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| The loss of an initial, usually unstressed vowel, as in cute from acute. |
| the gradual loss of an unstressed vowel at the beginning of a word (e.g. of iei from iesquirei to form isquirei ). |
| the gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in squire' for esquire' |
| The gradual loss of an unstressed vowel at the beginning of a word (e.g. of e from esquire to form squire). |
| Aphesis might refer to |
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| In phonetics and phonology, apheresis (; British English: aphaeresis) is the loss of one or more sounds from the beginning of a word, especially the loss of an unstressed vowel, thus producing a new form called an aphetism (). |