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apocopation|əˌpɒkəʊˈpeɪʃən| [n. of action f. apocopate v.: see -tion.] The action of apocopating: the state of being apocopated.
1727–51Chambers Cycl. s.v. Apocope, When the Apocopation is marked with a superior comma..the word is said to be apostrophated. 1873F. Hall Mod.Eng. 187 We should have had..alt, cit, plenipo..if there had been as popular a demand for the apocopation of altitudes, citizen, plenipotentiary. |