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Meaning of Haplology | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
hæˈplɒləd͡ʒi

Definitions

  1. The process of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word.
    uncountable
  2. An instance of said process.
    broadly, countable

Equivalents

العربية فقدان مقطع أو إثنين من الكلمة
Čeština haplologie
Deutsch Haplologie Silbenschichtung
Ελληνικά απλολογία
Español haplología
Suomi haplologia tavuheitto
Français haplologie
Italiano aplologia
日本語 重音脱落
Bahasa Melayu haplologi
Nederlands haplologie
Polski haplologia
Português haplologia
Русский гаплоло́гия

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

haplome haplometrosis haplon haplonema haploneme haplont

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