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apocopation

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek ??? (apó, from, away from) + ????? (kópt?, to cut)

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /??p?k??pe???n/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??p?k??pe???n/
  • Rhymes: -e???n
  • Hyphenation: apoc?o?pa?tion

Noun

apocopation (plural apocopations)

  1. (linguistics) A word formed by removing the end of a longer word

Related terms

  • apocopate (verb or adjective)
  • apocope (noun)
  • apocopic (adjective)

See also

  • abbreviation
  • acronym
  • contraction
  • initialism
  • synaeresis

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apocopic

English

Etymology

From apocope, from Latin, from Ancient Greek ??????? (apokop?, a cutting off, termination, apocope).

Adjective

apocopic (not comparable)

  1. (linguistics) Of or pertaining to apocope; lacking a final sound or syllable.

Synonyms

  • (of or pertaining to apocope: lacking a final sound or syllable): apocopate, clipped

Related terms

  • apocopate
  • apocopation
  • apocope

Translations

See also

  • Category:Apocopic forms by language

Anagrams

  • Cacioppo

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