The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word APOCOPE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1953.
Omission of the last syllable of a word crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| APOCOPE | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Omission of the last syllable of a word
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- elision
- penult
- apocope
- ultima
- penultimate
- apheresis
- antepenult
- oxytone
- aphaeresis
- haplology
- contraction
- paroxytone
Crossword Answer definitions
APOCOPE noun- (narrow sense) The loss or omission of the last vowel in a word, together with any consonants that follow it.
- The loss or omission of a sound or syllable from the end of a word.
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