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Webster 1913 Edition

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Noun.

[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK] a cutting off, fr. [GREEK] to cut off; [GREEK] from + [GREEK] to cut.]

The cutting off, or omission, of the last letter, syllable, or part of a word.

(Med.)

A cutting off; abscission.

See also: apocope and apocopé

apócope f (plural apócopes)

(prosody, phonetics) apocope (loss or omission of a sound or syllable from the end of a word)

From the Greek apokópe, "amputation"

apócope f ‎(plural apócopes)