Category:English aphetic forms

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Newest and oldest pages 
Newest pages ordered by last category link update:
  1. 'twixt
  2. kew
  3. 'fore
  4. 'Change
  5. low
  6. twit
  7. 'spectable
  8. prentice
  9. steem
  10. shroom
Oldest pages ordered by last edit:
  1. 'fraid
  2. 'er
  3. splaining
  4. 'roo
  5. 'rithmetic
  6. 'cept
  7. Merica
  8. 'tocks
  9. 'spectable
  10. 'pon

English words that underwent aphesis, meaning their origin involved a loss or omission of a sound or syllable from their beginning.