procope en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɹɒkəpi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈpɹɑkəpi/ (General-American)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin procopē, via Ancient Greek προκοπή (prokopḗ) from verb προκόπτω (prokóptō, “to cut away in front; forward, advance”), προ- (pro-, “before; in front”) + κόπτω (kóptō, “to cut”).
Meanings
- (uncountable) Synonym of apheresis.
Synonyms
Translations (2)
pt prócope (loss or removal of a sound at the beginning of a word) · de Prokope (loss or removal of a sound at the beginning of a word)