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apocopes

apocopes is the plural of apocope.

Meaning of apocope

Noun

apocope (countable and uncountable, plural apocopes)

  1. (strictly) The loss or omission of the last vowel in a word, together with any consonants that follow it.
    Antonyms:
    paragoge
  2. (broadly) The loss or omission of a sound or syllable from the end of a word.
    Antonyms:
    procope

Questions about apocopes

What is apocopes the plural of?
Apocopes is the plural of apocope.

Words near apocopes in the dictionary

  1. apocopating
  2. apocopation
  3. apocopations
  4. apocope
  5. apocoped
  6. apocopes
  7. apocopic
  8. apocrenate
  9. apocrenates
  10. apocrine
  11. apocrine acne

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