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noun, feminine

apócope

/aˈpokope/

noun, feminine/aˈpokope/plural: apócopes

apocope (loss or omission of a sound or syllable from the end of a word)

Borrowed from Late Latin apocŏpe, from Ancient Greek ἀποκοπή (apokopḗ), ἀποκόπτω (apokóptō, “cut off”).