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aphesis
noun
The gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in ‘squire’ for ‘esquire’
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ˈæ.fə.sɪs
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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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