APOCOPE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds

Example:

the British get 'pud' from 'pudding' by apocope

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("apocope" is a kind of...):

abbreviation (a shortened form of a word or phrase)

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