the gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in `squire' for `esquire'
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That which twinkles or glances, as a dim star, which appears and disappears.
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tail disappears in adult stage
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be approved v be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts v go away or disappear v pass by, over, or under without making contact v make free from confusion or ambiguity
