aphaeresis vs deletion
deletion vs aphaeresisaphaeresis and deletion both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| aphaeresis | Yes | No | No | No |
| deletion | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
deletion is a hypernym of
aphaeresis; that is, deletion is a
word with a broader meaning than aphaeresis:
- aphaeresis: (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'
- deletion: any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases
Other hypernyms of aphaeresis include
omission.
| aphaeresis (noun) | deletion (noun) |
|---|---|
| (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until' | the act of deleting something written or printed |
| the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage | |
| (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome | |
| any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases |
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