Definition of APHAERESIS (Meaning of APHAERESIS), a 10 Letter Word

Pronunciation:		u'ferisis


WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'

APHAERESIS is a 10 letter word that starts with A.
	Synonyms:	apheresis

	See Also:	deletion, omission

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Aph[ae]r"esis\ (?; 277), n. [L.] Same as {Apheresis}.