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apocopeenUK
a·poc·o·pe A0367800 (ə-pŏk′ə-pē)n. The loss of one or more sounds from the end of a word, as in Modern English sing from Middle English singen.
[Late Latin, from Greek apokopē, from apokoptein, to cut off : apo-, apo- + koptein, to cut.]apocope (əˈpɒkəpɪ) n (Phonetics & Phonology) omission of the final sound or sounds of a word[C16: via Late Latin from Greek apokopē, from apokoptein to cut off]a•poc•o•pe (əˈpɒk əˌpi)
n. the loss or omission of one or more letters or sounds at the end of a word. [1585–95; < Late Latin < Greek apokopḗ, <apokóptein to cut off =apo- apo- + kóptein to cut] apocopeexcision or amputation.See also: SurgeryThesaurus| Noun | 1. | apocope - abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds; "the British get `pud' from `pudding' by apocope"abbreviation - a shortened form of a word or phrase |
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