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APOCOPE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does apocope mean?
• APOCOPE (noun)
The noun APOCOPE has 1 sense:
1. abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds
Familiarity information: APOCOPE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context example:
the British get 'pud' from 'pudding' by apocope
Hypernyms ("apocope" is a kind of...):
abbreviation (a shortened form of a word or phrase)
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