a·poc·o·pe ( -p k -p )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 apokop , from apokoptein, to cut off : apo-, apo- + koptein, to cut.] |
apocope [əˈpɒkəpɪ]
n
(Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) omission of the final sound or sounds of a word
[via Late Latin from Greek apokopē, from apokoptein to cut off]
apocope
excision or amputation.
See also: Surgery
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| 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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