haplology
/hæˈplɒləd͡ʒi/
haplology noun: the process of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word.
Noun
haplology (countable and uncountable, plural haplologies)
- The process of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word.
- An instance of said process.
haplology meaning in Tamil and Malay
haplology in Tamil
- அசைகெடல்
haplology in Malay
- deleting syllables
- haplologi, susut bunyi
Forms of haplology
| plural | haplologies |
|---|---|
| alternative form | haplogy |
Origin of haplology
From haplo- + -logy.
Words formed from haplology
Words that rhyme with haplology
- homology
- topology
- technology
- mythology
- ontology
- theology
- typology
- aetiology
- anthology
- archaeology
- biology
- buttonology
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- etymology
- pathology
- phraseology
- psychology
- scatology
- tautology
- apology
- cosmology
- cryptology
- ecology
- neurology
- teleology
- aerology
- anthropology
- arcology
- Christology
- cohomology
- cosmetology
- cytology
- deontology
- epistemology
- eschatology
- ethology
- eucology
- geology
- gerontology
- graphology
- heterology
- hydrology
- ideology
- lepidopterology
- oology
- phonology
- radiology
- tricknology
- xenobiology
- zoology
- zymology
- acanthology
- acarology
- accidentology
- acology
- acridology
- actinology
- aeromycology
- alcohology
- appropriate technology
- archaeopalynology
Questions about haplology
- What does haplology mean?
- Haplology means the process of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word.
- What is haplology in Tamil?
- Haplology in Tamil is அசைகெடல். See Haplology meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is haplology?
- Haplology is a noun.
- How do you pronounce haplology?
- Haplology is pronounced /hæˈplɒləd͡ʒi/.
- What is the plural of haplology?
- The plural of haplology is haplologies.
Words near haplology in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: haplology (page history and authors); haplology (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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