Apocopic

//æpəˈkɒpɪk// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to apocope; lacking a final sound or syllable. not-comparable

Etymology

From apocope, from Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀποκοπή (apokopḗ, “a cutting off, termination, apocope”).

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