apocopate
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Apocopate — A*poc o*pate, v. t. [LL. apocopatus, p. p. of apocopare to cut off, fr. L. apocore. See {Apocope}.] (Gram.) To cut off or drop; as, to apocopate a word, or the last letter, syllable, or part of a word. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Apocopate — A*poc o*pate, Apocopated A*poc o*pa ted, a. Shortened by apocope; as, an apocopate form. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
apocopate — [ə päk′ə pāt΄] vt. apocopated, apocopating to shorten by apocope apocopation n … English World dictionary
apocopate — 1. adjective a) Shortened by apocope; lacking a final sound or syllable b) jussive Syn: apocopic, clipped, shortened, abbreviated 2 … Wiktionary
apocopate — apoc·o·pate … English syllables
apocopate — /əˈpɒkəpeɪt/ (say uh pokuhpayt) verb (t) (apocopated, apocopating) to cut off of the last part of (a word), as in forming cinema from cinematograph. {apocop(e) + ate1} –apocopation, noun …
apocopate — … Useful english dictionary
Apocopated — Apocopate A*poc o*pate, Apocopated A*poc o*pa ted, a. Shortened by apocope; as, an apocopate form. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
HEBREW LANGUAGE — This entry is arranged according to the following scheme: pre biblical biblical the dead sea scrolls mishnaic medieval modern period A detailed table of contents precedes each section. PRE BIBLICAL nature of the evidence the sources phonology… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
apocopic — adjective Of or pertaining to apocope; lacking the final sound or syllable. Syn: apocopate, clipped See Also: apocopate, apocopation, apocope … Wiktionary
