aphetic
English
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Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /əˈfɛtɪk/, /æfˈɛtɪk/
Audio (Southern England); /ə-/: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛtɪk
Etymology 1
editLearned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄφετος (áphetos),[1] equivalent to aphesis + -tic.
Adjective
editaphetic (not comparable)
- (phonetics, linguistics, prosody) Of, relating to, or formed by aphesis.
- Hypernym: aphaeretic
- “’Pon” is an aphetic form of “upon”.
Hypernyms
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editEtymology 2
editAdjective
editaphetic (not comparable)
- (astrology) Of or relating to the apheta; life-giving.
References
edit- ^ “aphetic (phonology)”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- ^ “aphetic (astrology)”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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