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Definition of Apocopic
1. Adjective. (linguistics) Of or pertaining to apocope; lacking the final sound or syllable. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Apocopic
1. apocope [adj] - See also: apocope
Lexicographical Neighbors of Apocopic
Literary usage of Apocopic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chapters on English Printing, Prosody, and Pronunciation (1550-1700) by Bastiaan Adriaan Pieter van Dam, Cornelis Stoffel (1902)
"and after all not very weighty — direct evidence we have found for the
apocopic '-short" pronunciation of the -io ending in Shakespeare's time. ..."
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