aphetic

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aphetic (comparative more aphetic, superlative most aphetic)

  1. (phonology) Of, relating to, or formed by aphesis.
    "'Pon" is an aphetic form of "upon".
    Hypernym: aphaeretic
  2. (astrology) Of or relating to the apheta; life-giving.

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