apocopation
nounUS /əˌpɑkəˈpeɪʃən/ · UK /əˌpɒkəˈpeɪʃən/
Etymology Ancient Greek ἀπό (apó, “from, away from”) + κόπτω (kóptō, “to cut”)
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Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences A word formed by removing the end of a longer word.
- Related terms
- apocopate, apocope, apocopic, abbreviation, acronym, contraction, initialism, synaeresis