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apocope.

The loss or omission of the last vowel in a word, together with any consonants that follow it.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/əˈpɒ.kə.pi/Received-Pronunciation/əˈpɑ.kə.pi/General-American
  1. The loss or omission of the last vowel in a word, together with any consonants that follow it.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The loss or omission of a sound or syllable from the end of a word.

    broadly · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Late Latin apocopē, derived from Ancient Greek ἀποκοπή (apokopḗ), ἀποκόπτω (apokóptō, “cut off”).

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