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omission vs aphaeresis

aphaeresis vs omission

omission and aphaeresis both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
omission Yes No No No
aphaeresis Yes No No No
As nouns, aphaeresis is a hyponym of omission; that is, aphaeresis is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than omission:
  • omission: any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases
  • aphaeresis: (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'
Other hyponyms of omission include apheresis, aphesis, elision, eclipsis, ellipsis.
omission (noun) aphaeresis (noun)
a mistake resulting from neglect (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'
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 omission and aphaeresis

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