haplology

== English == === Alternative forms === haplogy === Etymology === From haplo- +‎ -logy. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hæˈplɒləd͡ʒi/ Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi === Noun === haplology (countable and uncountable, plural haplologies) (phonology, uncountable) The process of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word. Hypernym: syncope (phonology, countable, by extension) An instance of said process. Hypernym: syncope ==== Derived terms ==== haplologic haplological haplologize ==== Translations ==== === See also === glossary entry on haplology === Further reading === haplology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia