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What is the noun for aphetize?

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aphetism
  1. The aphetized form of a word, i.e. a word which has dropped its initial vowel or syllable. For example, see squire.
  2. Aphesis.
aphesis
  1. (linguistics) The loss of the initial unstressed vowel of a word.
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    1. “The word "scarp" is derived from "escarp" by aphesis.”
      “That word was created from it later by losing its first syllable through a process called aphesis and had the same sense.”
      “Most etymologists believe it to be the product of aphesis, the process by which we clip unaccented vowel syllables off a word's stem.”
apheta
  1. (astrology) The planet that has the most influence on a person's life.
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aphetisms
  1. plural of aphetism
apheses
aphetas
  1. plural of apheta
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