Vocabulary : Aphesis to Aphilanthropy

Aphesis : The loss of a short unaccented vowel at the beginning of a word; -- the result of a phonetic process; as, squire for esquire.
Aphetic : Shortened by dropping a letter or a syllable from the beginning of a word; as, an aphetic word or form.
Aphetism : An aphetized form of a word.
Aphetize : To shorten by aphesis.
Aphid : One of the genus Aphis; an aphidian.

Aphides : See Aphis. ;; of Aphis
Aphidian : Of or pertaining to the family Aphidae. ;; One of the aphides; an aphid.
Aphidivorous : Devouring aphides; aphidophagous.
Aphidophagous : Feeding upon aphides, or plant lice, as do beetles of the family Coccinellidae.
Aphilanthropy : Want of love to mankind; -- the opposite of philanthropy.

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