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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 apoc·o·pe /əˈpɑkə(ˌ)pi/
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 A·poc·o·pe, n.
 1. The cutting off, or omission, of the last letter, syllable, or part of a word.
 2. Med. A cutting off; abscission.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 apocope
      n : abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or
          sounds; "the British get `pud' from `pudding' by apocope"