Term: aphaeresis: (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'
Broader: omission: any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases | Unrelated: conflict: opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot)
Broader: omission: any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases | Unrelated: hindu calendar: the lunisolar calendar governing the religious life of Hindus; an extra month is inserted after every month in which there are two new moons (once every three years)
Broader: omission: any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases | Unrelated: palinurus: type genus of the family Palinuridae
Broader: omission: any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases | Unrelated: yagi: a sharply directional antenna
Broader: omission: any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases | Unrelated: psittacus: type genus of the Psittacidae: usually restricted to the African grey
Broader: omission: any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases | Unrelated: leptinotarsa: Colorado potato beetles
Broader: omission: any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases | Unrelated: phoenicopteridae: flamingos
Broader: omission: any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases | Unrelated: mastic: a pasty cement used as an adhesive or filler
Broader: omission: any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases | Unrelated: balanus: type genus of the family Balanidae
Broader: omission: any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases | Unrelated: grand opera: opera in which all the text is sung