noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A word formed by removing the end of a longer word.

Synonyms

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apocope

Etymology

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

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