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Apocope - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In phonology, apocope (pronounced /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 wo...
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Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary ... Jump to: navigation, search ... Singular; apocopation...
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Definition of Apocopation in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of Apocopation. Pronunciation of Apocopation. Translations of Apocopation. Apocopation synonyms, Apocopation antonyms. Information about Apocopation in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... Shortening by apocope; the state of being apocopated.
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(Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) (tr) to omit the final sound or sounds of (a word). apocopation n. Translations. apocopate [əˈpɒkəpeɪt] VT → apocopar ...
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Start learning spanish today with Rocket Spanish; Here's our Rocket Spanish Review ... 70-73. Apocopation of Adjectives; 79. Irregular Verbs; 80. Idiomatic Expressions; 86. Irregular Past Absolute; 95-96. The verbs: Ser and Estar; 102-104. Future Indicative and Conditional;
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Spanish has about a dozen adjectives that are shortened sometimes when they appear before nouns. ... The process of shortening these words is known by grammarians as apocopation. A few other adjectives are apocopated under other circumstances:
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An apocopation is a shortened form of a word, usually one in which the end is cut off. Sometimes "apocopation" is used only to cover apocope, in which the end is cut off, as distinguished from procope, in which the beginning is cut off.
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List of English words containing Q not followed by U ... List of Greek words with English derivatives ... On this page...
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Home > Library > Literature & Language > Dictionary ... n.; The loss of one or more sounds from the end of a word, as in Modern English sing from Middle English singen.; ... [Late Latin, from Greek apokopē, from apokoptein, to cut off : apo-, apo- + koptein, to cut.]
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A common term among linguists, 'apocope' isn't much met with elsewhere. ... Leaving out the last sound, syllable, or part of a word. ... When you talk about mag instead of magazine, fab when you mean fabulous, or cred for credibility, you are committing apocope.
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