haplology
English
Etymology
haplo- + -logy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hæˈplɒlədʒi/
- Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi
Noun
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English idolater (from Latin idololatra) |
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.
Alternative forms
- haplogy (itself a haplology of haplology)
Derived terms
- haplologic
- haplological
- haplologize
Translations
deleting syllables
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instance of deleting a syllable
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See also
- glossary entry on haplology