haplology

haplology
haplologic /hap'leuh loj"ik/, adj.
/hap lol"euh jee/, n. Ling.
the omission of one of two similar adjacent syllables or sounds in a word, as in substituting morphonemic for morphophonemic or in the pronunciation /prob"lee/ for probably.
[HAPLO- + -LOGY]

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  • haplology — 1895; see HAPLO (Cf. haplo ) + LOGY (Cf. logy) …   Etymology dictionary

  • haplology — [hap läl′ə jē] n. [ HAPLO + LOGY] the dropping of one of two similar or identical successive syllables or sounds in a word (Ex.: interpretive for interpretative) …   English World dictionary

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  • haplology — См. aplologìa …   Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов

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  • haplology — n. swallowing of a sound, swallowing of a syllable (Linguistics) …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • haplology — hap·lol·o·gy …   English syllables

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