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   apocope

   /əˈpɒkəpi/

   noun

   • 1. omission of the final sound of a word, as when cup of tea is pronounced as cuppa tea.

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from late Latin, from Greek apokoptein ‘cut off’, from apo- ‘from’ + koptein ‘to cut’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • A

     1

   • P

     3

   • O

     1

   • C

     3

   • O

     1

   • P

     3

   • E

     1

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