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apocope

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Summary

apocope is a stylistic device[1]. apocope draws 2,500 Wikipedia views per month (stylistic device category, ranking #43 of 107).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: metaplasm[3], elision[4], derivation[5]
  • Described by source: Basque Literature Terms Dictionary[6]
  • Different from: Apokopa[7]

Why It Matters

apocope has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] apocope is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . euskaltzaindia.eus. Retrieved . euskaltzaindia.eus. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). apocope. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/apocope
MLA “apocope.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 14 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/apocope.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_apocope_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{apocope}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/apocope}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → stylistic device
    Subclass of → metaplasm, elision, derivation
    Different from → Apokopa
    Isocat id → 2254
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Isocat id: 2254, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/7327665|apocope (#7327665)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/125|ISOCAT]] #mix'n'match"
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