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Sentences with APOCOPE

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"The loss of the final sound in 'photo' is an example of apocope."
2
"The word 'ski' is an instance of apocope as it is shortened from 'skis'."
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"In the word 'chemist', the final 't' sound is dropped through apocope."
4
"The omission of the final 'e' in the word 'have' is a result of apocope."
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"In some dialects, 'going to' is often shortened to 'gonna' by apocope."
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"English contractions like 'doesn't' and 'can't' are a type of apocope."
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"'Twas' and 'o'er' are examples of apocope in old English poetry."
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"The word 'glasses' is shortened to 'specs' by apocope."
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"In the word 'captain', the final 'n' sound is dropped through apocope."
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"The abbreviated form of 'advertisement' is 'ad', displaying apocope."
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"In certain dialects, 'library' is pronounced as 'lib' due to apocope."
12
"The loss of the final sound in 'cupboard' is an instance of apocope."
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"The abbreviation 'gov' is a result of apocope from 'government'."
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"The word 'as' is an example of apocope as it is shortened from 'also'."
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"In the word 'over', the final 'r' sound is dropped through apocope."
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