apocope

Meaning of apocope

noun

omission of the final sound of a word, as when cup of tea is pronounced as cuppa tea.

mid 16th century: from late Latin, from Greek apokoptein ‘cut off’, from apo- ‘from’ + koptein ‘to cut’.

Information about apocope

Hyphenation of apocope

apoc-ope

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • apocope is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Translation of apocope

Words that rhyme with apocope

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