aphesis apheretic • apheta · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · aphesis · · Text Latin · · Script 7 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) the gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in `squire' for `esquire'. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 p latin small letter p U+0070 s latin small letter s U+0073