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Apocope meaning

  1. The loss or omission of the last vowel in a word, together with any consonants that follow it.
  2. The loss or omission of a sound or syllable from the end of a word.

Synonyms of Apocope

abbreviation

Related words

Other words often associated with Apocope or its synonyms:

shortening descriptor form signifier

Using Apocope

  • The main meaning on this page is: The loss or omission of the last vowel in a word, together with any consonants that follow it. | The loss or omission of a sound or syllable from the end of a word.
  • Useful related words include: abbreviation.

Context around Apocope

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Apocope

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

apocope there was 1× dropping them apocope or adding 1× sounds and apocope is the 1× varieties the apocope of word 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

apocope there was 1× elision is the 1× in some varieties 1×

Common sentence endings:

after them epenthesis 1× of final sounds 1× remains stressed there 1×

Words around Apocope

Just before it in the word index:

apochromats 3 apochromatic 2 apochromat 2 apocalypticism 2 apocalyptical 1 apocalyptica 2

Just after it in the word index:

apocrine 4 apocrypha 35 apocryphal 84 apocryphally 3 apocryphon 5 apocynum 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Apocope

  • In this selection, "apocope" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include apocope there was and dropping them apocope or adding. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "apocope" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with apocope

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

In some varieties, the apocope of word-final vowels or other factors may cause exceptional final stress, as the syllable remains stressed there. (23 words)

Apocope There was a tendency to eliminate final consonants in Vulgar Latin, either by dropping them ( apocope ) or adding a vowel after them ( epenthesis ). (24 words)

Elision is the loss of unstressed sounds, aphaeresis the loss of initial sounds, syncope is the loss of medial sounds, and apocope is the loss of final sounds. (28 words)

Longer example sentences

Elision is the loss of unstressed sounds, aphaeresis the loss of initial sounds, syncope is the loss of medial sounds, and apocope is the loss of final sounds. (28 words)

Apocope There was a tendency to eliminate final consonants in Vulgar Latin, either by dropping them ( apocope ) or adding a vowel after them ( epenthesis ). (24 words)

In some varieties, the apocope of word-final vowels or other factors may cause exceptional final stress, as the syllable remains stressed there. (23 words)

Example sentences (3)

Apocope There was a tendency to eliminate final consonants in Vulgar Latin, either by dropping them ( apocope ) or adding a vowel after them ( epenthesis ).

Elision is the loss of unstressed sounds, aphaeresis the loss of initial sounds, syncope is the loss of medial sounds, and apocope is the loss of final sounds.

In some varieties, the apocope of word-final vowels or other factors may cause exceptional final stress, as the syllable remains stressed there.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "apocope" in a sentence?
An example: "Apocope There was a tendency to eliminate final consonants in Vulgar Latin, either by dropping them ( apocope ) or adding a vowel after them ( epenthesis )." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "apocope" from authentic English texts.
What does "apocope" mean?
Apocope means: The loss or omission of the last vowel in a word, together with any consonants that follow it.
What are synonyms of "apocope"?
Common synonyms of "apocope" include: abbreviation.
How many example sentences with "apocope" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "apocope", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.