[uh-pok-uh-pee] 
| loss or omission of the last letter, syllable, or part of a word. |
a cutting off, equiv. to apokóp(tein) to cut off (apo- apo- + kóptein to cut) + -ē n. suffix
[ap-uh-kop-ik] , adjective | a·poc·o·pe (ə-pŏk'ə-pē) n. The loss of one or more sounds from the end of a word, as in Modern English sing from Middle English singen. [Late Latin, from Greek apokopē, from apokoptein, to cut off : apo-, apo- + koptein, to cut.] |