APHESIS Antonyms
Definition of APHESIS
aphetic
Best Opposite Words For APHESIS
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addition | nounn | |||||||
noun • a component that is added to something to improve it • the act of adding one thing to another • a quantity that is added • something added to what you already have • a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area • the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers | ||||||||
expansion | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope • a function expressed as a sum or product of terms • a discussion that provides additional information • adding information or detail | ||||||||
inclusion | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being included • the relation of comprising something • any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases) • the act of including | ||||||||
prolongation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of prolonging something • amount or degree or range to which something extends • the consequence of being lengthened in duration | ||||||||
retention | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of retaining something • the power of retaining and recalling past experience • the power of retaining liquid | ||||||||
apocope | nounn | |||||||
noun • abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds | ||||||||
prothesis | nounn | |||||||
noun • The prepending of phonemes at the beginning of a word without changing its morphological structure, as in Spanish esfera from Latin sphaera (expected form would be *sfera). • A type of preparatory ceremony, part of the Divine Liturgy of the Eastern Orthodox Church |