əˌpi Origin:
1585–95; < Late Latin < Greek apokopḗ a cutting off, equivalent to apokóp(tein) to cut off (apo- apo- + kóptein to cut) + -ē noun suffix
1585–95; < Late Latin < Greek apokopḗ a cutting off, equivalent to apokóp(tein) to cut off (apo- apo- + kóptein to cut) + -ē noun suffix
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| —n | |
| omission of the final sound or sounds of a word | |
| [C16: via Late Latin from Greek apokopē, from apokoptein to cut off] | |
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