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• Aphesis — Aph e*sis, n. [Gr. ? a letting go; ? + ? to let go.] The loss of a short unaccented vowel at the beginning of a word; the result of a phonetic process; as, squire for esquire. New Eng. Dict. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• aphesis — 1> постепенная редукция краткого неударного гласного в начале слова …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

• Aphesis — In phonetics, aphaeresis (pron en|əˈfɪərɨsɪs, from Greek apo away, hairein to take), also known as aphesis (pron en|ˈæfɨsɪs, from Greek apo away, hienai to send), is the loss of one or more sounds from the beginning of a word; especially, the… …   Wikipedia

• aphesis — постепенная редукция краткого неударного гласного в начале слова …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

• aphesis — noun (plural apheses) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, release, from aphienai to let go, from apo + hienai to send more at jet Date: 1880 aphaeresis consisting of the loss of a short unaccented vowel (as in lone for alone) • aphetic adjective •… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• aphesis — /af euh sis/, n. Historical Ling. the disappearance or loss of an unstressed initial vowel or syllable, as in the formation of the word slant from aslant. [1880; < Gk áphesis a letting go, equiv. to aphe (var. s. of aphiénai to let go, set free;… …   Universalium

• aphesis — [ æfɪsɪs] 1) Общая лексика: постепенная редукция краткого неударного гласного 2) Лингвистика: афезия, постепенная редукция краткого неударного гласного в начале слова …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

• Old Tupi language — Infobox Language name=Old Tupi nativename= states=Brazil speakers=extinct familycolor=American fam1=Tupian fam2=Tupí Guarani script=Latin alphabet iso2= [http://www.sil.org/iso639 3/documentation.asp?id=sai sai] (Collective)Old Tupi or Classical… …   Wikipedia

• vent — vent1 ventless, adj. /vent/, n. 1. an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like. 2. an opening at the earth s surface from which volcanic material, as lava, steam, or gas, is emitted. 3. Zool. the anal or… …   Universalium

• aphetic — adjective see aphesis …   New Collegiate Dictionary