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  • English Word Apocopate Definition To cut off or drop; as, to apocopate a word, or the last letter, syllable, or part of a word.
  • English Word Apocopate Definition Alt. of Apocopated
  • English Word Apocopated Definition Shortened by apocope; as, an apocopate form.
  • English Word Apocopation Definition Shortening by apocope; the state of being apocopated.
  • English Word Apocope Definition The cutting off, or omission, of the last letter, syllable, or part of a word.
  • English Word Apocope Definition A cutting off; abscission.
  • English Word Apocrisiarius Definition A delegate or deputy; especially, the pope's nuncio or legate at Constantinople.
  • English Word Apocrisiary Definition Alt. of Apocrisiarius
  • English Word Apocrustic Definition Astringent and repellent.
  • English Word Apocrustic Definition An apocrustic medicine.
  • English Word Apocrypha Definition Something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority; -- formerly used also adjectively.
  • English Word Apocrypha Definition Specif.: Certain writings which are received by some Christians as an authentic part of the Holy Scriptures, but are rejected by others.
  • English Word Apocryphal Definition Pertaining to the Apocrypha.
  • English Word Apocryphal Definition Not canonical. Hence: Of doubtful authority; equivocal; mythic; fictitious; spurious; false.
  • English Word Apocryphalist Definition One who believes in, or defends, the Apocrypha.
  • English Word Apocryphally Definition In an apocryphal manner; mythically; not indisputably.
  • English Word Apocryphalness Definition The quality or state of being apocryphal; doubtfulness of credit or genuineness.
  • English Word Apocryphas Definition of Apocrypha
  • English Word Apocynaceous Definition Alt. of Apocyneous
  • English Word Apocyneous Definition Belonging to, or resembling, a family of plants, of which the dogbane (Apocynum) is the type.
  • English Word Apocynin Definition A bitter principle obtained from the dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum).
  • English Word Apod Definition Alt. of Apodal
  • English Word Apod Definition Alt. of Apode
  • English Word Apoda Definition A group of cirripeds, destitute of footlike organs.
  • English Word Apoda Definition An order of Amphibia without feet. See Ophiomorpha.
  • English Word Apoda Definition A group of worms without appendages, as the leech.
  • English Word Apodal Definition Without feet; footless.
  • English Word Apodal Definition Destitute of the ventral fin, as the eels.
  • English Word Apodan Definition Apodal.
  • English Word Apode Definition One of certain animals that have no feet or footlike organs; esp. one of certain fabulous birds which were said to have no feet.