Apocope

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Apocope \A*poc"o*pe\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? a cutting off, fr. ? to
     cut off; ? from + ? to cut.]
     1. The cutting off, or omission, of the last letter,
        syllable, or part of a word.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. (Med.) A cutting off; abscission.
        [1913 Webster] Apocrisiary

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  apocope
       n : abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or
           sounds; "the British get `pud' from `pudding' by apocope"