Definition of aphaeresis

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  • aphaeresis is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 15
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Definition of aphaeresis

  • (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until' (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. apheresis

See definition of aphaeresis in Merriam Webster