Definition of aphaeresis

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a·phaer·e·sis or a·pher·e·sis    (-fr-ss) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. a·phaer·e·ses  (-sz) KEY 

The loss of one or more sounds from the beginning of a word, as in till for until.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Late Latin, from Greek aphairesis, from aphairein, to take away : apo-, apo- + hairein, to take

OTHER FORMS:
aphae·retic  (f-rtk) KEY (Adjective)