Associations to the word «Apocope»

Wiktionary

APOCOPE, noun. (prosody) The loss or omission of a sound or syllable from the end of a word.

Dictionary definition

APOCOPE, noun. Abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds; "the British get `pud' from `pudding' by apocope".

Wise words

Four things come not back. The spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, ad the neglected opportunity.
Arabian Proverb