haplology

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/hæˈplɒləd͡ʒi/

noun

The process of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word.

OriginAncient Greek λόγος (lógos) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos ← Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos →
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Meanings

nounhaplology (countable and uncountable, plural haplologies)

plural haplologies · alternative haplogy

  1. uncountablehuman sciencesThe process of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word.
  2. broadlycountablehuman sciencesAn instance of said process.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
haplogy

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sm̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hə-
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̔- (hă-)
  5. Ancient Greekᾰ̔πλόος (hăplóos)
  6. Englishhaplo-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  9. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  10. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  11. Englishhaplology

From haplo- + -logy.

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Translations

Catalan haplologia
  • haplologiadeleting syllables
Chinese Mandarin 疊音簡縮 /叠音简缩
  • 疊音簡縮 /叠音简缩deleting syllables
Czech haplologie
  • haplologiedeleting syllables
Dutch haplologie
  • haplologiedeleting syllables
Finnish tavuheitto, haplologia
  • tavuheittodeleting syllables
  • haplologiadeleting syllables
  • tavuheittoinstance of deleting a syllable
French haplologie
  • haplologiedeleting syllables
German Haplologie, Silbenschichtung
  • Haplologiedeleting syllables
  • Silbenschichtungdeleting syllables
Greek απλολογία, απλολογία
  • απλολογία (aplología)deleting syllables
  • απλολογία (aplología)instance of deleting a syllable
Hungarian egyszerejtés, haplológia
  • egyszerejtésdeleting syllables
  • haplológiadeleting syllables
Italian aplologia
  • aplologiadeleting syllables
Japanese 重音脱落
  • 重音脱落 (jūondatsuraku)deleting syllables
Malay haplologi, susut bunyi
  • haplologideleting syllables
  • susut bunyideleting syllables
Polish haplologia
  • haplologiadeleting syllables
Portuguese haplologia
  • haplologiadeleting syllables
Russian гаплоло́гия
  • гаплоло́гия (gaplológija)deleting syllables
Spanish haplología, haplología
  • haplologíadeleting syllables
  • haplologíainstance of deleting a syllable

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with haplology

technologypsychologybiologymethodologyecologypathologypharmacologytheologyastrologygeologyanthropologyarchaeologymythologyradiologytopologyanthologynanotechnologyideologyneurologycardiologydermatologymorphologyontologyapology
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Cite this entry
APA

haplology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haplology

MLA

“haplology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haplology. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “haplology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haplology.

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