apocope

apocope has 3 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 7.

Definitions

• n.. The cutting off, or omission, of the last letter, syllable, or part of a word.
• n.. A cutting off; abscission.
• n.. abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds; "the British get `pud' from `pudding' by apocope"