aphetic

• Terme linguistique désignant un mot formé par la perte d'une syllabe initiale atone (par exemple, 'scuse' de 'excuse'). Rarement utilisé en dehors de contextes linguistiques spécialisés.

A linguistic term describing a word formed by the loss of an initial unstressed syllable (e.g., 'scuse' from 'excuse'). It is rarely used outside of specialized linguistic contexts.

1. Produced by aphesisC2formal

   Relating to or formed by the loss of an unstressed vowel or syllable from the beginning of a word.

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   • The word 'scuse' is an aphetic form of 'excuse'.
   • 'Til' is an aphetic variant of 'until'.
   • Linguists study aphetic changes in language evolution.