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apocopes
We have found lemma(root) word of apocopes : apocope.
Definitions
[əˈpɒkəpi], (Noun)
Definitions:
- omission of the final sound of a word, as when cup of tea is pronounced as cuppa tea
Phrases:
Origin
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mid 16th century: from late Latin, from Greek apokoptein ‘cut off’, from apo- ‘from’ + koptein ‘to cut’
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