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词汇 haplology
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Definition of haplology in English:

haplology

noun hapˈlɒlədʒihapˈläləjē
  • The omission of one occurrence of a sound or syllable which is repeated within a word (e.g. in February pronounced as /ˈfɛbri)/.

    掉音,漏音,叠音脱落(漏发两个连续相同的音或音节中的一个,如把February 读成/ˈfebrɪ/)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A nice irony is that haplology is just the sort of word to which haplology happens…
    • It all depends which side of the pond one happens to be on: Britons accuse Americans of haplology while the latter believe it is the former who are committing epenthesis.
    • I am currently investigating further evidence which supports this analysis in terms of haplology.
    • He's saying that gingerly is, basically and traditionally, an adjective, and the adverbial use results as a haplology of the derived form gingerlyly.
    • After all, it's hard to see how un - could be plausibly reanalyzed as a mere intensifier; more likely this is an idiosyncratic sort of haplology, where the form unpacked stands in for ununpacked.
    Synonyms
    leaving out, exclusion, exception, non-inclusion, deletion, erasure, cut, excision, elimination, absence

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek haploos 'single' + -logy.

Definition of haplology in US English:

haplology

nounhapˈläləjē
  • The omission of an occurrence of a sound or syllable that is repeated within a word, e.g., in probly for probably.

    掉音,漏音,叠音脱落(漏发两个连续相同的音或音节中的一个,如把February 读成/ˈfebrɪ/)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It all depends which side of the pond one happens to be on: Britons accuse Americans of haplology while the latter believe it is the former who are committing epenthesis.
    • A nice irony is that haplology is just the sort of word to which haplology happens…
    • I am currently investigating further evidence which supports this analysis in terms of haplology.
    • After all, it's hard to see how un - could be plausibly reanalyzed as a mere intensifier; more likely this is an idiosyncratic sort of haplology, where the form unpacked stands in for ununpacked.
    • He's saying that gingerly is, basically and traditionally, an adjective, and the adverbial use results as a haplology of the derived form gingerlyly.
    Synonyms
    leaving out, exclusion, exception, non-inclusion, deletion, erasure, cut, excision, elimination, absence

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek haploos ‘single’ + -logy.

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