Noah Webster
Apocope
APOC'OPE,
APOC'OPY, noun [Gr. abscission, of and to cut.]
The cutting off, or omission of the last letter or syllable of a word; as di for dii.
APOC'OPE,
APOC'OPY, noun [Gr. abscission, of and to cut.]
The cutting off, or omission of the last letter or syllable of a word; as di for dii.