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Meaning of haplology

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

haplology

Pronunciation:/hæˈplɒlədʒi/

noun

Definitions

  1. The process of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word.

  2. An instance of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/haplology

Related words

apophonyaphoresisaphæresisprocopephonetic erosionprodelisionsyncopationdepharyngealization