Aphaeresis

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

(linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'

Framework senses

2 senses across 2 frameworks

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →

§1: (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'

Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →

§1 · legacy_primary: (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column