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October 5th, 2010: APHESIS

Definition: APHESIS*APHESES n the loss of an unstressed vowel from the beginning of a word

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Ana-hooks: eMphasis Misshape paPishes paRishes peishWas phaeisMs pissheaD shaRpies

'Typos': apheses

Blana-grams: aphiDes apsiDes aRishes asepsiS ashiesT aspiNes aspiRes aspiseS Chaises Chapess Diphase espiaLs Geishas hapLess hapPies haRpies hessiaN hipLess hipNess iMpasse iNphase Lapises Lipases Mashies Messiah Mishaps paLsies paNsies paResis paRises pashiMs pasPies passiVe pasTies paTsies paVises peaKish peishWa peshWas pessiMa peTsais phaeisM phRases pLashes pRaises Raspish Reships saiThes saKiehs sapieNs seRaphs seRiphs shapeRs shaRpie shaVies sheiLas sheRias sheRpas sOapies sOphies spaheEs spaThes spaVies sphaeRs spheaRs spiReas sTashie Taishes Tapises Waspies Waspish

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Sub-anagrams: ae ah ahs ai ais ape apes aphis apish apse apses apsis as ash ashes asp aspis aspish asps ass ea eas eh ehs epha ephas es ess ha hae haes hap haps has hasp hasps he heap heaps hep heps hes hesp hesps hi hie hies hip hips his hiss is ish ishes pa pah pahs pais paise pas pase pases pash pashes pass passe pe pea peas peh pehs pes ph phase phases phasis phi phis phs pi pia pias pie pies pis pise pises pish pishes piss psi psis sae sai sais sap saps sash sea seas sei seis sepia sepias seps sh sha shape shapes shaps she shea sheas shes shies ship ships si sip sipe sipes sips sis spa spae spaes spahi spahis spas spie spies

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