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Meaning of "haplology" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HAPLOLOGY

haplology  [hæpˈlɒlədʒɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HAPLOLOGY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Haplology is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HAPLOLOGY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Haplology

Haplology is defined as the elimination of a syllable when two consecutive identical or similar syllables occur. The phenomenon was identified by American philologist Maurice Bloomfield in the 20th century. Linguists sometimes jokingly refer to the phenomenon as "haplogy".

Definition of haplology in the English dictionary

The definition of haplology in the dictionary is omission of a repeated occurrence of a sound or syllable in fluent speech, as for example in the pronunciation of library as ((ˈlaɪbrɪ)).

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HAPLOLOGY


angelology
ˌeɪndʒəˈlɒlədʒɪ
astrology
əˈstrɒlədʒɪ
biology
baɪˈɒlədʒɪ
biotechnology
ˌbaɪəʊtɛkˈnɒlədʒɪ
dactylology
ˌdæktɪˈlɒlədʒɪ
diabolology
ˌdiːæbəˈlɒlədʒɪ
ecology
ɪˈkɒlədʒɪ
hoplology
hɒpˈlɒlədʒɪ
methodology
ˌmɛθəˈdɒlədʒɪ
pathology
pəˈθɒlədʒɪ
pelology
piːˈlɒlədʒɪ
philology
fɪˈlɒlədʒɪ
physiology
ˌfɪzɪˈɒlədʒɪ
psychology
saɪˈkɒlədʒɪ
sociology
ˌsəʊsɪˈɒlədʒɪ
syphilology
ˌsɪfɪˈlɒlədʒɪ
technology
tɛkˈnɒlədʒɪ
typhlology
tɪfˈlɒlədʒɪ
vexillology
ˌvɛksɪˈlɒlədʒɪ
xylology
zaɪˈlɒlədʒɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HAPLOLOGY

hapless
haplessly
haplessness
haplite
haplitic
haplobiont
haplobiontic
haplographies
haplography
haploid
haploidic
haploidy
haplologic
haplont
haplontic
haplopia
haplosis
haplostemonous
haplotype
haply

WORDS THAT END LIKE HAPLOLOGY

anthology
anthropology
apology
archaeology
cardiology
dermatology
epidemiology
genealogy
geology
histology
homology
immunology
information technology
microbiology
mythology
neurology
oncology
pharmacology
phonology
radiology
theology

Synonyms and antonyms of haplology in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «haplology» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HAPLOLOGY

Find out the translation of haplology to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of haplology from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «haplology» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

haplology
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

haplología
570 millions of speakers

English

haplology
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

haplology
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

haplology
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

haplology
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

haplology
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

haplology
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

haplologie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Haplologi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Haplologie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

haplology
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

haplology
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Haplology
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

haplology
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சொல்லில் ஒரு சீர் விடுத்தல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अस्थिरोगशास्त्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

haplology
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

haplology
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

haplology
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

haplology
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

haplology
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

haplology
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

haplology
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

haplology
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

haplology
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of haplology

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HAPLOLOGY»

The term «haplology» is used very little and occupies the 186.031 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HAPLOLOGY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «haplology» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «haplology» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about haplology

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAPLOLOGY»

Discover the use of haplology in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to haplology and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Non-Jewish Origins of the Sephardic Jews
The origin of the syncopation, or haplology, needs to be established. Malkiel assumed that Lat synagoga became syncopated on Spanish territory since haplology in Spanish usually involved Latin roots, though he recognized the existence of ...
Paul Wexler, 2012
2
Inflectional Morphology in Optimality Theory
meaning) behave differently with respect to haplology. Swedish has two s- suffixes that show haplology. The possessive -s29 is affixed to all nouns (60a) except those ending in a sibilant (60b). (60) a. Pers bil 'Per's car' (Stemberger 1981: 797) ...
Zheng Xu, 2007
3
Historical Linguistics
2.7.6 Haplology (tatasa >tasa) Haplology (from Greek haplo- 'simple, single') is the name given to the change in which a repeated sequence of sounds is simplified to a single occurrence. For example, if the word haplology were to undergo ...
Lisa Purse, Lyle Campbell, 2013
4
Principles of Historical Linguistics
In addition, the book provides a very broad exemplification of the principles of historical linguistics.
Hans Henrich Hock, 1991
5
Introduction to English Derivational Morphology
(that isis > is only if the word also contains si), it is not clear how to write the one general rule for haplology. In the second place, the above approach does not reach even the level of observational adequacy. Exactly the same sequences found ...
Theodore M. Lightner, 1983
6
Morphosyntactic Categories and the Expression of Possession
Samvelian suspects an involvement of the Haplology Criterion,9 which she considers to be a non-last-level phonological process. In order for the ezafe and other phrasal affixes to conform to the Haplology Criterion, both must be generated ...
Kersti Börjars, David Denison, Alan Scott, 2013
7
Witsuwit'en Grammar: Phonetics, Phonology, Morphology
The sequence [s...s] also occurs in s- qualifier verbs which contain s- 1sO: (18-76 ) No s- haplology, other s- qualifier combinations + s- qualifier ?akW'os §ozi1yi ' he almost killed me' sozi1ts'ay 'he listens to me' Lack of haplology can also be ...
Sharon Hargus, 2011
8
The Morphology and Phonology of Exponence
Dressler (1977) also points out that stem-aflix haplology is virtually unattested across prefix-stem boundaries, because in all of these cases, the repeated syllables are more salient.13 These formulations emphasize the syllabic ' weakness' of ...
Jochen Trommer, 2012
9
Glossary of Hindi/Urdu and English linguistic terminology : ...
... loss of accent (CSTT 1974: 753; CSTT 1982 83; CSTT 1992: 133); bhasa -. language extinction (CSTT 1992 190); dhvani -, elision (BT 1963 768), haplology (UT 1969: 365) dhvanim ka -, elision of a phoneme (RCM 1970: 280); dhvanimJya ...
Umberto Nardella, 2008
10
A Dictionary of Literary Devices: Gradus, A-Z
Rl: Haplography is similar to haplology* (see haplology, R1). R2: Dittography ( OED) consists in writing an element within a segment twice. Ex: statististically [ statistically]. HAPLOLOGY Uttering once what should be uttered twice. Ex: Febr'y for ...
Bernard Marie Dupriez, Albert W. Halsall, 1991

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAPLOLOGY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term haplology is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Silly little syllables keep the lol in haplology
There's a term for this in linguistics: It's called "haplology." "Haplology goes back to 1893, when it was coined by linguists," Curzan says. «Michigan Radio, Dec 14»
2
Do You Ever Say Probly Instead of Probably? Here's Why.
Haplology is responsible for a variety of forms found in rapid speech in English: not just probly, but also libry (library), nesry (necessary), ... «Slate Magazine, Apr 14»
3
Why do we say 'probly' and 'libry' instead of probably and library?
... and other languages that it has its own name: haplology (which is sometimes shortened to haplogy if you want to get self-referential about it). «The Week Magazine, Mar 14»
4
Attawapiskat the impetus for change
Origin: 1650–60; < Latin: an attack, literally, a rushing into, perhaps by haplology from *impetitus (though the expected form would be *impetītus ... «Net Newsledger, Feb 13»
5
The linguistic trick behind A Good Day to Die Hard
Within a word, omitting one sound or syllable that occurs twice in a row is known as haplology. (Witty linguists sometimes call it haplogy — see ... «The Week Magazine, Feb 13»
6
The brand man's cunning linguists
Names that use haplology can work too. That's when a word is contracted by omitting one or more similar sounds or syllables, as in Toys 'R' Us ... «Irish Medical Times, Mar 12»
7
Mid-South spelling bee contestants make it through second round
Collin again greeted Bailly with a friendly hello then asked for the definition of his word, "haplology." Bailly, whose corny witticisms punctuate ... «Memphis Commercial Appeal, Jun 11»
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How to: archive and back up photos
... valid misnarrate misthrown rejuvenations haplology roped hydrochlorid coiffing bakes ungazetted antiq longworth antituberculosis atule gids ... «What Digital Camera, Sep 10»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Haplology [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/haplology>. Apr 2024 ».
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