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aphetized

aphetized adjective: having undergone aphesis, the removal of an unstressed initial vowel. Also the simple past and past participle of aphetize.

Adjective

aphetized (not comparable)

  1. Having undergone aphesis, the removal of an unstressed initial vowel.

Also used as

aphetized is also the simple past and past participle of aphetize.

Origin of aphetized

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Questions about aphetized

What does aphetized mean?
Aphetized means having undergone aphesis, the removal of an unstressed initial vowel.
What part of speech is aphetized?
Aphetized is an adjective.

Words near aphetized in the dictionary

  1. aphetically
  2. aphetise
  3. aphetism
  4. aphetisms
  5. aphetize
  6. aphetized
  7. aphetizes
  8. aphetizing
  9. aphicidal
  10. aphicide
  11. aphicides

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