apocope

A linguistic term referring to the shortening of a word by dropping one or more sounds or syllables from its end.

• 🇩🇪Linguistischer Begriff für die Verkürzung eines Wortes durch Wegfall eines oder mehrerer Laute oder Silben am Wortende.

1. Word shortening by dropping final sounds C2 formal

   The linguistic process of shortening a word by removing one or more sounds or letters from its end.

   • The word 'photo' is an apocope of 'photograph'.
   • In informal speech, 'info' is an apocope of 'information'.
   • 'Ad' is a common apocope for 'advertisement'.

   🇩🇪Apokope

   Synonyme: clippingtruncation

• apocopes plural form
• apocopes' possessive plural form
• apocope's possessive singular form