Apocope Definition
ə-pŏkə-pē
noun
The loss of one or more sounds from the end of a word, as in Modern English sing from Middle English singen.
American Heritage
The cutting off or dropping of the last sound or sounds of a word (Ex.: mos' for most)
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Apocope
Noun
Singular:
apocope
Plural:
apocopesOrigin of Apocope
Late Latin from Greek apokopē from apokoptein to cut off apo- apo- koptein to cut
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀποκοπή (apokopḗ), ἀποκόπτω (apokóptō, “cut off”).
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