APOCOPE

apocope

(noun) abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds; “the British get ‘pud’ from ‘pudding’ by apocope”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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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