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Noun: apocope  u'pó-ku-pee
  1. Abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds
    "the British get 'pud' from 'pudding' by apocope"

Derived forms: apocopes

Type of: abbreviation

Encyclopedia: Apocope

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Apocynaceae
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