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apocopation

/əˌpɑkəˈpeɪʃən/ US
/əˌpɒkəˈpeɪʃən/ UK

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

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Ancient Greek ἀπό (apó, “from, away from”) + κόπτω (kóptō, “to cut”)

noun apocopations

A word formed by removing the end of a longer word.

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"apocopation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/apocopation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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apocopation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/apocopation

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"apocopation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/apocopation.

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@misc{apocopation_2026,
  title = {apocopation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/apocopation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}