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Webster 1913 Edition
Apocope
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A-poc′o-pe
,Noun.
[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK] a cutting off, fr. [GREEK] to cut off; [GREEK] from + [GREEK] to cut.]
1.
The cutting off, or omission, of the last letter, syllable, or part of a word.
2.
(Med.)
A cutting off; abscission.