In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
APOCOPE
apocope
(noun) abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds; āthe British get āpudā from āpuddingā by apocopeā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
apocope (plural apocopes)
(phonetics, prosody, narrow sense) The loss or omission of the last vowel in a word, together with any consonants that follow it.
Coordinate terms: apheresis, paragoge, syncope
(loosely) The loss or omission of a sound or syllable from the end of a word.
Antonym: procope
Source: Wiktionary
A*poc"o*pe, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
1. The cutting off, or omission, of the last letter, syllable, or part of a word.
2. (Med.)
Definition: A cutting off; abscission.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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