Main Entry: apoc·o·pe

Pronunciation: \ə-ˈpä-kə-(ˌ)pē\

Function: noun

Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek apokopē, literally, cutting off, from apokoptein to cut off, from apo- + koptein to cut — more at capon

Date: circa 1550

: the loss of one or more sounds or letters at the end of a word (as in sing from Old English singan)