/ əˈpɒkəpi; NAmE əˈpɑːk-/ noun
[ U ] ( phonetics ) the dropping of the last sound or sounds of a word, for example when cup of tea becomes cuppa tea
—compare syncope
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from late Latin , from Greek apokoptein cut off, from apo- from + koptein to cut.