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  1. apocopes: Merriam-Webster
  2. apocopes: Vocabulary.com
  3. apocopes: Wiktionary
  4. apocopes: Dictionary.com
  5. apocopes: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (apocope)

noun:  (phonetics, prosody, strictly) The loss or omission of the last vowel in a word, together with any consonants that follow it.
noun:  (loosely) The loss or omission of a sound or syllable from the end of a word.
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