Definition of Aphetec

Definition of Aphetec

A*phet"ic (&?;), a. [Gr. &?; letting go, fr. &?; to let go.] Shortened by dropping a letter or a syllable from the beginning of a word; as, an aphetic word or form. -- A*phet"ic*al*ly, adv. New Eng. Dict.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Of a word, formed from another by aphesis.
"'Pon" is an aphetic form of "upon".

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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