apocope meaning

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apocope (noun): abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds.

Definition of apocope

  1. abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds
    • the British get `pud' from `pudding' by apocope

    Type of: abbreviation

Scrabble score: 13 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AP · words ending in PE · 7-letter words

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