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Words with initial silent letters

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pteridology
knacker
gnathic
wraith
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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(rayth)

MEANING:

noun:
1. A ghost.
2. An apparition of a person supposed to appear just before that person's death.
3. An insubstantial copy of something: shadow.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Scottish. Earliest documented use: 1513.

USAGE:

"BlackBerry maker RIM, now a shadow of its former self and haunting the tech market like a wraith, took yet another hit."
Tiernan Ray; Why Everyone's Getting Pummeled; Barron's (New York); Jul 2, 2012.

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