aphetic

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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Adjective

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aphetic (not comparable)

  1. (phonetics, linguistics, prosody) Of, relating to, or formed by aphesis.
    Hypernym: aphaeretic
    “’Pon” is an aphetic form of “upon”.
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Etymology 2

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From apheta +‎ -ic.[2]

Adjective

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aphetic (not comparable)

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

References

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  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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