əˈpäkə(ˌ)pē noun
( -s )
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek apokopē, literally, cutting off, from apokoptein to cut off, from apo- + koptein to strike, cut off — more at capon
: the loss of one or more sounds or letters at the end of a word (as in sing from Old English singan, my from Old English mīn, or tho for though ) — compare aphaeresis , syncope