haplology
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- haplogy (itself a haplology of haplology)
Etymology[edit]
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Noun[edit]
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haplology (countable and uncountable, plural haplologies)
- (phonology, uncountable) The process of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word.
- (phonology, countable) An instance of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
deleting syllables
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instance of deleting a syllable
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Categories:
- English terms prefixed with haplo-
- English terms suffixed with -logy
- English 4-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/ɒlədʒi
- Rhymes:English/ɒlədʒi/4 syllables
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Phonology
- English terms suffixed with -ology