A·pŏc'o·pe, n.

n. [Lat. apocope, Gr. ἀποκοπή, a cutting off, from ἀποκόπτειν, to cut off, from ἀπό, from, and κόπτειν, to cut.]

1. The cutting off or omission of the last letter or syllable of a word; as di for dii, good for gooder.
2. (Surg.) The abscission or amputation of a part of the body. Dunglison.