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Word: Apocope
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century: from late Latin, from Greek apokoptein ‘cut off’, from apo- ‘from’ + koptein ‘to cut’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈpɒkəpi
Dialects: British English
Definition:
omission of the final sound of a word, as when cup of tea is pronounced as cuppa tea.
Short Definition:omission of final sound of word
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