Term: aphesis: the gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in `squire' for `esquire'
Broader: omission: any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases | Unrelated: calystegia: climbing or scrambling herbs: bindweed
Broader: omission: any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases | Unrelated: quitclaim: act of transferring a title or right or claim to another
Broader: omission: any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases | Unrelated: background: the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
Broader: omission: any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases | Unrelated: obelisk: a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top
Broader: omission: any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases | Unrelated: ala: a wing of an insect
Broader: omission: any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases | Unrelated: urochord: a notochord of a larval tunicate typically confined to the caudal region
Broader: omission: any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases | Unrelated: infarct: localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply
Broader: omission: any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases | Unrelated: hilum: the scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle
Broader: omission: any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases | Unrelated: able seaman: a seaman in the merchant marine; trained in special skills
Broader: omission: any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases | Unrelated: comanche: a member of the Shoshonean people who formerly lived between Wyoming and the Mexican border but are now chiefly in Oklahoma