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Apocopate
Meaning
Adj
●
Shortened by
apocope
;
lacking
a final
sound
or syllable
Verb
●
In Linguistics:
To
shorten
using
apocope
; to
remove
the
final
sound
or syllable.
●
In Linguistics:
To
undergo
apocope.
Noun
●
In Semitic linguistics:
A
verb form
of the
prefix
conjugation
in Semitic which
bears
no
final
vowel
and is considered the
original
perfective
, but often called
jussive
mood.
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Wiktionary
Origin
apocopate
English
apocopo
Latin
ἀποκόπτω
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Apocopic
Clipped
Shortened
Abbreviated
Jussive
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