apocopation

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˌpɑkəˈpeɪʃən/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˌpɒkəˈpeɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

• Audio (US):

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• Hyphenation: apoc‧o‧pa‧tion

Noun

apocopation (plural apocopations)

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

   Hypernyms: clipping, short form

Related terms

• apocopate (verb or adjective)
• apocope (noun)
• apocopic (adjective)

See also

• abbreviation
• acronym
• contraction
• initialism
• synaeresis