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apocope

[ uh-pok-uh-pee ]
/ əˈpɒk əˌpi /
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noun
loss or omission of the last letter, syllable, or part of a word.
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Origin of apocope

1585–95; <Late Latin <Greek apokopḗ a cutting off, equivalent to apokóp(tein) to cut off (apo-apo- + kóptein to cut) + -ē noun suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM apocope

ap·o·cop·ic [ap-uh-kop-ik], /ˌæp əˈkɒp ɪk/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for apocope

apocope
/ (əˈpɒkəpɪ) /

noun
omission of the final sound or sounds of a word

Word Origin for apocope

C16: via Late Latin from Greek apokopē, from apokoptein to cut off
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