haplology

English

Alternative forms

  • haplogy (itself a haplology of haplology)

Etymology

From haplo- +‎ -logy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hæˈplɒləd͡ʒi/
  • Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi

Noun

Examples

haplology (countable and uncountable, plural haplologies)

  1. (phonology, uncountable) The process of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word.
    Hypernym: syncope
  2. (phonology, countable) An instance of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word.
    Hypernym: syncope

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Translations

See also

  • glossary entry on haplology

Further reading

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