apheretic
/ˌæfəˈrɛtɪk/
adjective
- Relating to or characterized by apheresis (the loss of sounds from the beginning of a word).
- Linguists describe 'scuse me' as an apheretic version of 'excuse me'.
- The apheretic form 'cause' is common in informal speech.
- Many English contractions are apheretic in origin.
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