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"Haplology" Definition

noun

The loss of one of two identical or similar adjacent syllables in a word, as in Latin nūtrīx, "nurse,” from earlier *nūtrītrīx.

Source: American Heritage Dictionary

Contraction of a word by omission of one or more similar sounds or syllables (as in for hypothetical or \ˈprä-blē\ for ).

Source: Merriam-Webster

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