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:
mid 16th century: from late Latin, from Greek apokoptein ‘cut off’, from apo- ‘from’ + koptein ‘to cut’




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