- 1. n. The word/dropping">dropping of a word/letter">letter or syllable from the beginning of a word; e. g., cute for acute. Source: opted
- 2. n. An operation by which any part is separated from the rest. Source: opted
- 3. n. (word/linguistics">linguistics) word/omission">omission at the beginning of a word as in ‘coon’ for ‘raccoon’ or ‘till’ for ‘until’ Source: wordnet
- 4. n. a procedure in which blood is drawn and separated into its components by dialysis; some are retained and the rest are returned to the donor by transfusion Source: wordnet
- 5. 1. (word/gram">Gram.) The word/dropping">dropping of a letter or syllable from the beginning of a word; e. g., cute for acute. 2. (Surg.) An operation by which any part is separated from the rest. [Obs.] Dunglison. Source: webster
- 6. The dropping of a letter or syllable from the beginning of aword; e. g., cute for acute. Source: adambom
- 7. n (word/linguistics">linguistics) word/omission">omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until' n a procedure in which blood is drawn and separated into its components by dialysis; some are retained and the rest are returned to the donor by transfusion Source: ecdict
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