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hap•lol•o•gy n. [Ling.]

the omission of one of two similar adjacent syllables or sounds in a word, as in substituting morphonemic for morphophonemic or in the pronunciation for probably.

haplo- + -logy

hap•lo•log•ic adj.

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haplology /hæpˈlɒlədʒɪ/ n

omission of a repeated occurrence of a sound or syllable in fluent speech, as for example in the pronunciation of library as ( ˈlaɪbrɪ )

'haplology' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

amyl - analyst - haplo- - helichrysum - idolatry - impetus - morphonology - paranoid - pierid - symbology

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