- haplology
- noun /hæˈplɒlədʒi/The process of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word, as in ‘library’ > libry (pronounced [laɪbri]).
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Haplology — is defined as the elimination of a syllable when two consecutive identical or similar syllables occur. The phenomenon was identified by American philologist Maurice Bloomfield in the 20th century.cite web |url=http://www.merriam webster.com/cgi… … Wikipedia
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
haplology — noun Date: 1895 contraction of a word by omission of one or more similar sounds or syllables (as in mineralogy for hypothetical mineralology or ˈprä blē for probably) … New Collegiate Dictionary
haplology — См. aplologìa … Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов
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 +… … Universalium
haplology — The omission of syllables because of excessive speed of utterance. [haplo + G. logos, study] … Medical dictionary
haplology — n. swallowing of a sound, swallowing of a syllable (Linguistics) … English contemporary dictionary
haplology — [hap lɒlədʒi] noun the omission of one occurrence of a sound or syllable which is repeated within a word (e.g. in February pronounced as fɛbri) … English new terms dictionary
haplology — hap·lol·o·gy … English syllables
