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apocope definition

apoco·pe (-ə pē′)

noun

the cutting off or dropping of the last sound or sounds of a word (Ex.: mos' for most)

Etymology: LL < Gr apokopē, a cutting off < apokoptein, to cut off < apo-, from + koptein, to cut off

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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