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aphetic en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /æˈfɛtɪk/
• /əˈfɛtɪk/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄφετος (áphetos), equivalent to aphesis + -tic.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of, relating to, or formed by aphesis.
   • “’Pon” is an aphetic form of “upon”.

Deriveds

aphetize · aphetically

Hypernyms

aphaeretic · aphaeretic

Relateds

aphetism · aphesis

aphetic en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /æˈfɛtɪk/
• /əˈfɛtɪk/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From apheta + -ic.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of or relating to the apheta; life-giving.