 apocope |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (linguistics) abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds | |
| Examples: | "the British get `pud' from `pudding' by apocope" |
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| Related terms: | abbreviation | |
| apocope |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (linguistics) abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds | |
| Examples: | "the British get `pud' from `pudding' by apocope" |
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| Related terms: | abbreviation | |
