Defenition of the word apocope

• Defenition of the word apocope

  • A figure in which the last syllable of a word is omitted, mainly used in poetry, in order to improve rhythm or rhyme.
  • abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds; "the British get `pud' from `pudding' by apocope"
  • abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds; "the British get `pud'' from `pudding'' by apocope"
  • abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds

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