the cutting off of the last sound or syllable of a word
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apocopationthe cutting off of the last sound or syllable of a word
apocopationsAPOCOPATION, the cutting off of the last sound or syllable of a word
apheresisthe omission of a letter, sound or syllable at the beginning of a word, eg as k-nife becoming nife also APHAERESIS
aphaeresisthe omission of a letter, sound or syllable at the beginning of a word, eg as k-nife becoming nife also APHERESIS
aphaeresesAPHAERESIS, the omission of a letter, sound or syllable at the beginning of a word, eg as k-nife becoming nife also APHERESIS
apheresesAPHERESIS, the omission of a letter, sound or syllable at the beginning of a word, eg as k-nife becoming nife also APHAERESIS
syncopticof or showing syncope, the shortening a word by the omission of a sound, letter, or syllable from the middle of the word also SYNCOPAL, SYNCOPIC