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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Apocope \A*poc"o*pe\, n. [L., fr Gr ? a cutting off fr ? to cut off ? from + ? to cut.] 1. The cutting off or omission, of the last letter, syllable, or part of a word 2. (Med.) A cutting off abscission. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: apocope n : abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds; "the British get `pud' from `pudding' by apocope"
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