apocopationn.
/əˌpɒkəʊˈpeɪʃən/ The action of apocopating: the state of being apocopated.
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the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [noun] > unit of duration of speech sound > lengthening or shortening > omission of last letter or syllable of word
apocope1591
apocopation1741
the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > shortness > [noun] > making short or shorter
shortinga1390
abbreviationc1487
decurtation1652
abbreviature1659
shortening1796
apocopation1873
curtailment1878
1741 Chambers's Cycl. (ed. 4) at Apocope When the apocopation is marked with a superior comma..the word is said to be apostrophated.
1873 F. 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.
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