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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Apocope

· A·poc·o·pe · IPA /əˈpɑ.kə.pi/
01 n. The cutting off, or omission, of the last letter, syllable, or part of a word.
  1. 1.
    The cutting off, or omission, of the last letter, syllable, or part of a word.
  2. 2.
    A cutting off; abscission.(Med.)