Meaning APOCOPE
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APOCOPEDeleting a syllable or letter from the end of a word. In The Merchant of Venice, one character says, "when I ope my lips let no dog bark," and the last syllable of open falls away in [..]
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APOCOPE(n) abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds
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APOCOPEPronunciation GB: əˈpɒkəpi, GA: əˈpɑkəpi Word-final deletion. An example is the deletion of the final consonant in of in a phrase like a cup of tea
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APOCOPEloss of the final portion of a word. For example, info from information; cinema from cinematograph. See also: aphaeresis.
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APOCOPE1. The cutting off, or omission, of the last letter, syllable, or part of a word. 2. <medicine> A cutting off; abscission. Origin: L, fr. Gr. A cutting off, fr. To cut off; from + to cut. (01 Mar 1998)
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