aphaeresis
/ə'fɛrɪsɪs/
noun
10 letters4 syllables15 points in Scrabble®15 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
NOUN
1
(linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'.
WORD FORMS
Related formaphaeretic
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®15 points
Words With Friends®15 points
Double word30 points
Triple word45 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinaphaeresisway
Starts & ends withA … S
Syllablesa · phaer · e · sis
SYNONYMS & RELATED2
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