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

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  1. a. word/shortened">Shortened by word/dropping">dropping a letter or a syllable from the beginning of a word; as, an aphetic word or form.
  2. adj. produced by aphesis
  3. word/shortened">Shortened by word/dropping">dropping a letter or a syllable from the beginning of a word; as, an aphetic word or form. -- A*phet"ic*al*ly, adv. New Eng. Dict.
  4. word/shortened">Shortened by word/dropping">dropping a letter or a syllable from the beginningof a word; as, an aphetic word or form.-- A*phet"ic*al*ly, adv. New Eng. Dict.
  5. a produced by aphesis