apocope
[ uh-pok-uh-pee ]
noun
loss or omission of the last letter, syllable, or part of a word.
Origin of apocope
11585–95; <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
Words 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
Origin of apocope
1C16: via Late Latin from Greek apokopē, from apokoptein to cut off
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