aphetic

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /əˈfɛtɪk/, /æfˈɛtɪk/
  • Rhymes: -ɛtɪk

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄφετος (áphetos),[1] equivalent to aphesis +‎ -tic.

Adjective

aphetic (not comparable)

  1. (phonetics, linguistics, prosody) Of, relating to, or formed by aphesis.
    "'Pon" is an aphetic form of "upon".
    Hypernym: aphaeretic
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Etymology 2

apheta +‎ -ic.[2]

Adjective

aphetic (not comparable)

  1. (astrology) Of or relating to the apheta; life-giving.

References
  1. “aphetic (phonology)”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  2. “aphetic (astrology)”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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