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procope

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒkəpi/
  • General-American: /ˈpɹɑkəpi/

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noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of apheresis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, prosody, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: apheresis

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin procopē, via Ancient Greek προκοπή (prokopḗ) from verb προκόπτω (prokóptō, “to cut away in front; forward, advance”), προ- (pro-, “before; in front”) + κόπτω (kóptō, “to cut”).

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Prokope — loss or removal of a sound at the beginning of a word
  • Portuguese: prócope — loss or removal of a sound at the beginning of a word