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apocopation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/əˌpɒkəˈpeɪʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/əˌpɑkəˈpeɪʃən/ (General-American)
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Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
apocopations	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Hypernyms

short form · clipping

Relateds

initialism · apocope · apocopic · acronym · contraction · synaeresis · abbreviation · apocopate