apocope.
apocope (loss or omission of a sound or syllable from the end of a word)
Meaning & usage
apocope (loss or omission of a sound or syllable from the end of a word)
Where this word comes from
First attested in 1550. Learned borrowing from Late Latin apocopē, derived from Ancient Greek ἀποκοπή (apokopḗ), ἀποκόπτω (apokóptō, “to cut off, to hew”).
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