procope
nounUK /ˈpɹɒkəpi/ · US /ˈpɹɑkəpi/
Etymology Learned borrowing from Late Latin procopē, via Ancient Greek προκοπή (prokopḗ) from verb προκόπτω (prokóptō, “to cut away in front; forward, advance”), προ- (pro-, “before; in front”) + κόπτω (kóptō, “to cut”).
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Human sciences, Linguistics, Phonetics, Phonology, Prosody, Sciences Synonym of apheresis.