13433283-n 'the gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in `squire' for `esquire'';
 
Chinese (simplified) 字首音省略 , 词首脱落 , 词首 脱落 , 字首 音 省略 , 字首 省略 , 词首 轻 元音 脱落 , 词首轻元音脱落 , 字首省略
English aphesis ( )
Indonesian aphesis
Italian aferesi
Definitions
Japanese
『esquire』が『squire』であるように、最初の(通常強勢のない)母音もしくは音節が徐々に消失すること
English
the gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in `squire' for `esquire'
Relations
Hypernym: omission
Semantic Field: processn
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