English Explanatory Dictionary

apocopation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A word formed by removing the end of a longer word.

Pronunciation

/əˌpɑkəˈpeɪʃən/ /əˌpɒkəˈpeɪʃən/ en-us-apocopation.ogg

Word forms

apocopation apocopations

Etymology

Ancient Greek ἀπό (apó, “from, away from”) + κόπτω (kóptō, “to cut”)

Related words

apocopate apocope apocopic abbreviation acronym contraction initialism synaeresis
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