What is to cut off or drop; as, to apocopate a word, or the last letter, syllable, or part of a word called?
apocopate — To cut off or drop; as, to apocopate a word, or the last letter, syllable, or part of a word. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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