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haplography
(hap¦log|raphy)
Pronunciation:
/hapˈlɒgrəfi/
noun
[
mass noun
]
the inadvertent omission of a repeated letter or letters in writing (e.g. writing
philogy
for
philology
).
Origin:
late 19th century
: from Greek
haploos
'single'
+
-graphy
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