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apocope

apo·cope

UK/əˈpɒ.kə.pi/ US/əˈpɑ.kə.pi/ uncommon

noun

1.

abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds

  • “the British get”
  • “from”
  • “by apocope”

Origin

Learned borrowing from Late Latin apocopē, derived from Ancient Greek ἀποκοπή (apokopḗ), ἀποκόπτω (apokóptō, “cut off”).

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