Etymology

psilosis

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Today it means: The sound change by which Greek lost the consonant sound /h/ during antiquity, h-dropping. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ψίλωσις
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromψίλωσις
  2. English todaypsilosis

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ψίλωσις (psílōsis).

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