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A-Z 73apico-dentalSpeech sound classified according to its primary articulator (apex=tip of the tongue)and its place of articulation (upper teeth). In English, the ‘clear l’ in leave [li:v] isapicodental. ( also articulatory phonetics)apico-labialSpeech sound classified according to its primary articulator (apex=tip of the tongue)and its place of articulation (lips). Such sounds are found in some Caucasianlanguages, e.g. in Abkhaz. ( also articulatory phonetics)apico-post-alveolarretroflexapocopationapocopeapocope [Grk ‘cutting off’]Loss (synchronic or diachronic) of a final vowel, consonant, or syllable, as in comb[ko:m] (