— apocopic /ap'euh kop"ik/ , adj.
/euh pok"euh pee'/ , n.
loss or omission of the last letter, syllable, or part of a word.
[ 1585-95; apokopé a cutting off, equiv. to apokóp ( tein ) to cut off ( apo- APO- + kóptein to cut) + -e n. suffix ]
— apocopic /ap'euh kop"ik/ , adj.
/euh pok"euh pee'/ , n.
loss or omission of the last letter, syllable, or part of a word.
[ 1585-95; apokopé a cutting off, equiv. to apokóp ( tein ) to cut off ( apo- APO- + kóptein to cut) + -e n. suffix ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012