Apheses

/əˈfiːsɪz/ noun

Plural of aphesis; multiple instances of the loss or omission of initial syllables or sounds from words.

From aphesis (singular) + -es (plural suffix). Apheses is the standard plural form used in linguistic analysis and historical phonology studies.

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