Associations to the word «Haplology»

Wiktionary

HAPLOLOGY, noun. (linguistics) The process of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word.
HAPLOLOGY, noun. An instance of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.