apocopation

== English == === Etymology === Ancient Greek ἀπό (apó, “from, away from”) + κόπτω (kóptō, “to cut”) === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /əˌpɑkəˈpeɪʃən/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˌpɒkəˈpeɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən Hyphenation: apoc‧o‧pa‧tion === Noun === apocopation (plural apocopations) (linguistics) A word formed by removing the end of a longer word. Hypernyms: clipping, short form ==== Related terms ==== apocopate (verb or adjective) apocope (noun) apocopic (adjective) === See also ===