aphetic

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English[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄφετος (áphetos),[1] equivalent to aphesis +‎ -tic.

Adjective[edit]

aphetic (not comparable)

  1. (phonetics, linguistics, prosody) Of, relating to, or formed by aphesis.
    "'Pon" is an aphetic form of "upon".
    Hypernym: aphaeretic
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Etymology 2[edit]

apheta +‎ -ic.[2]

Adjective[edit]

aphetic (not comparable)

  1. (astrology) Of or relating to the apheta; life-giving.

References[edit]

  1. ^ “aphetic (phonology)”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  2. ^ “aphetic (astrology)”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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