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- n. In philology, the act of taking away or shortening: as, syllabic hypheresis.
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Logolepsy
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mollusque The opposite of epenthesis. May 16, 2008
whichbe Omission of sound, syllable or letter from word. (Luciferous Logolepsy) May 16, 2008