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Apocope [\N] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. APOC'OPE ,

2. APOC'OPY, noun [Gr. abscission, of and to cut.]

3. The cutting off, or omission of the last letter or syllable of a word; as di for dii.

Apocope [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The cutting off, or omission, of the last letter, syllable, or part of a word.

2. A cutting off; abscission.