haplology
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Noun[edit]
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English idolater (from Latin idololatra) |
haplology (countable and uncountable, plural haplologies)
- (phonology, uncountable) The process of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word.
- (phonology, countable) An instance of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word.
Derived terms[edit]
- haplogy (itself a haplology of haplology)
- haplologic
- haplological
- haplologize
Translations[edit]
deleting syllables
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