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   aphesis

   /ˈafɪsɪs/

   noun

   • 1. the gradual loss of an unstressed vowel at the beginning of a word (e.g. of e from esquire to form squire).

   Word Origin late 19th century: from Greek, literally ‘letting go’, from apo ‘from’ + hienai ‘let go, send’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. aphetic adjective
   • 2. aphetically adverb

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • A

     1

   • P

     3

   • H

     4

   • E

     1

   • S

     1

   • I

     1

   • S

     1

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