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aphaeresis vs omission

omission vs aphaeresis

aphaeresis and omission both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
aphaeresis Yes No No No
omission Yes No No No
As nouns, omission is a hypernym of aphaeresis; that is, omission 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'
  • omission: any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases
Other hypernyms of aphaeresis include deletion.
aphaeresis (noun) omission (noun)
(linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until' a mistake resulting from neglect
neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something
any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases
something that has been omitted
Difference between aphaeresis and omission

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