Hypertext Webster Gateway: "apocope"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
2. (Med.) A cutting off; abscission.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
apocope
n : abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or
sounds; "the British get `pud' from `pudding' by apocope"
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