apocope
Noun
-
Abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds (synset 107105947)
"the British get `pud' from `pudding' by apocope"hypernym: abbreviation - a shortened form of a word or phrase
Found on Word Lists
Find words of a similar nature on these lists:
Other Searches
- Rhyme: Dillfrog, RhymeZone
- Definition: Wiktionary, Dictionary.com, Wikipedia, Merriam-Webster, WordNet
- Imagery: Google, Flickr, Bing