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APHETIC

\ɐfˈɛtɪk], \ɐfˈɛtɪk], \ɐ_f_ˈɛ_t_ɪ_k]\

Definitions of APHETIC

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English

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produced by aphesis

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

produced by aphesis

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Shortened by dropping a letter or a syllable from the beginning of a word; as, an aphetic word or form.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Shortened by dropping a letter or a syllable from the beginning of a word; as, an aphetic word or form.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Pertaining to aphesis. Hence aphetize v.t. [Greek]

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

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