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Definitions
the gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in ‘squire’ for ‘esquire’
Word origin
Attested since 1880. Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄφεσις (áphesis, “letting go”), from ἀφίημι (aphíēmi), from ἀπο- (apo-, “off”) + ἵημι (híēmi, “send forth”).
Used in a sentence
“The word "scarp" is derived from "escarp" by aphesis.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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