procope

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procope

/ˈpɹɒkəpi/ UK
/ˈpɹɑkəpi/ US

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Late Latin procopē, via Ancient Greek προκοπή (prokopḗ) from verb προκόπτω (prokóptō, “to cut away in front; forward, advance”), προ- (pro-, “before; in front”) + κόπτω (kóptō, “to cut”).

noun

uncountable Synonym of apheresis.
Similar: apheresis

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noun loss or removal of a sound at the beginning of a word

Português	prócope
Deutsch	Prokope

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX

@misc{procope_2026,
  title = {procope},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/procope},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}