aphetic
/əˈfɛtɪk/
adjective
- Relating to or resulting from aphesis (the loss of an unstressed sound from the beginning of a word).
- The word 'cute' is an aphetic form of 'acute'.
- The aphetic version 'fraid' is common in casual dialogue.
- In aphetic speech, people might say 'bout' instead of 'about'.
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