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aphesis

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Noun

the gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in `squire' for `esquire'

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "aphesis":
aphakic aphasic abbess aphagia aphakia aphasia aphesis aphis apis apoapsis more...
Words contain "aphesis" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
aphesis aphetic

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