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Meaning of apocope | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
əˈpɒ.kə.pi

Definitions

  1. The loss or omission of the last vowel in a word, together with any consonants that follow it.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The loss or omission of a sound or syllable from the end of a word.
    broadly, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Čeština apokopa
Dansk apokope
Deutsch Apokope Kopfwort
Ελληνικά αποκοπή
Español apocopa apócope
Suomi apokopee loppuheitto
Français apocope apocope apocopé
Galego apócope
हिन्दी लोप
Íslenska brottfall
Italiano apocope
日本語 語尾音消失 語末音消失
한국어 어미 생략
Latina apocope
Македонски апокопа
Nederlands apocope
Polski apokopa
Português apócope apocope
Русский апокопа
Svenska apokope

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

apocopic form of alguno; some, any apocopic form of bueno apocopic form of grande; great, grand apocopic form of mío, my apocopic form of mucho; very apocopic form of suyo his

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