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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/, adjectiveWords nearby apocope
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How to use apocope in a sentence
You will understand that it has one, when I tell you that we have here a very curious case of apocope.
Atlantida|Pierre BenoitFor it is easy to show that with regard to syncope, apocope, elision, and slurring they are treated quite in the same way.
A History of English Versification|Jakob SchipperDoes not the final 'y' of 'tawny' suppose an apostrophe and apocope?
The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2)|Frederic G. Kenyon
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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