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apocopate.

Shortened by apocope; lacking a final sound or syllable

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/əˈpɒkəpət/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Shortened by apocope; lacking a final sound or syllable

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Latin apocopātus (“cut off”), from Ancient Greek ἀποκόπτω (apokóptō, “cut off”).

verb/əˈpɒkəpət/Received-Pronunciation
  1. To shorten using apocope; to remove the final sound or syllable.

  2. To undergo apocope.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Latin apocopātus (“cut off”), from Ancient Greek ἀποκόπτω (apokóptō, “cut off”).

noun/əˈpɒkəpət/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A verb form of the prefix conjugation in Semitic which bears no final vowel and is considered the original perfective, but often called jussive mood.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Latin apocopātus (“cut off”), from Ancient Greek ἀποκόπτω (apokóptō, “cut off”).

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