Apocope

[ә'pɒkәpi]

(noun.) abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds; 'the British get `pud' from `pudding' by apocope'.

Editor: Val--From WordNet

(n.) The cutting off, or omission, of the last letter, syllable, or part of a word.

(n.) A cutting off; abscission.

Edited by Barton