haplology

English

Etymology

haplo- +‎ -logy.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hæˈplɒlədʒi/
  • Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi

Noun
Examples

English idolater (from Latin idololatra)
English pronunciation of library as /ˈlaɪ.bɹi/ (not /ˈlaɪ.bɹə.ɹi/)

haplology (countable and uncountable, plural haplologies)

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

Alternative forms
  • haplogy (itself a haplology of haplology)

Derived terms

Translations

See also
  • glossary entry on haplology
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