ecthlipses

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A form of ecthlipsis — The dropping out or suppression of a consonant from a word, with or without a vowel.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of ecthlipsis
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APA

ecthlipses. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecthlipses

MLA

“ecthlipses.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecthlipses. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ecthlipses,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecthlipses.

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