- apocopations
- n. removing of the last letter in a word, removing of the last syllable in a word
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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List of English apocopations — This is a list of common apocopations in the English language.A;ab :abdominal muscle (slang) [ [http://www.bartleby.com/61/42/A0004250.html ab 2. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000 ] ] :Abalone:… … Wikipedia
Apocope — In phonology, apocope (pron en|əˈpɒkəpi, from the Greek apokoptein cutting off , from apo away from and koptein to cut ) is the loss of one or more sounds from the end of a word, and especially the loss of an unstressed vowel.Historical sound… … Wikipedia
