aphaeresis
21apheresis — or aphaeresis [ə fer′ə sis] n. [LL aphaeresis < Gr aphairesis < aphairein, to take away < apo , away + hairein, to take] the dropping of a letter, syllable, or phoneme at the beginning of a word (Ex.: cause for because) apheretic adj.… …
22a|pher|e|sis — «uh FEHR uh sihs», noun. omission of a phoneme, particularly an unaccented vowel, from the beginning of a word, or the resulting omission of a letter from the spelling, such as in state for estate. Also, aphaeresis. ╂[< Late Latin aphaeresis… …
23aphaeretic — apheretic aphereticadj. 1. 1 relating to or formed by or consisting of aphaeresis. [WordNet 1.5] || …
24Apheresis — A*pher e*sis (?; 277), n. [L. aphaeresis, Gr. ?, fr. ? to take away; ? + ? to take.] 1. (Gram.) The dropping of a letter or syllable from the beginning of a word; e. g., cute for acute. [1913 Webster] 2. (Surg.) An operation by which any part is… …
25apheretic — aphaeretic aphaeretic apheretic aphereticadj. 1. 1 relating to or formed by or consisting of aphaeresis. [WordNet 1.5] || …
26aphesis — 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 •… …
27plasmapheresis — noun Etymology: New Latin, from plasm + Greek aphairesis taking off more at aphaeresis Date: 1914 a process for removing blood plasma without depleting the donor or patient of other blood constituents (as red blood cells) by separating out the… …
28aphaeretic — adjective see aphaeresis …
29Gator — Distinguish from gaiter , which is a garment for the legs. Gator is often used as an aphaeresis of the word alligator .Gator may refer to: * Gator (film), a 1976 action movie starring and directed by Burt Reynolds *Gator (pool game), a swimming… …
30Cuajimalpa — de Morelos   Delegación   Cuajimalpa de Morelos within the Federal District …
