Noun

• S: (n) aphaeresis, apheresis ((linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until')
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• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) omission, deletion (any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases)
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) linguistic process (a process involved in human language)
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) apheresis, pheresis (a procedure in which blood is drawn and separated into its components by dialysis; some are retained and the rest are returned to the donor by transfusion)
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) dialysis (separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes)
• S: (n) chemical analysis, qualitative analysis (the act of decomposing a substance into its constituent elements)
• S: (n) analysis (an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole)
• S: (n) investigation, investigating (the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically)
• S: (n) work (activity directed toward making or doing something) "she checked several points needing further work"
• S: (n) activity (any specific behavior) "they avoided all recreational activity"
• S: (n) act, deed, human action, human activity (something that people do or cause to happen)
• S: (n) event (something that happens at a given place and time)
• S: (n) psychological feature (a feature of the mental life of a living organism)
• S: (n) abstraction, abstract entity (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
• S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
• derivationally related form