n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' pä-k ə -( ˌ )p ē
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek apokop ē , 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 )