A*poc"o*pe, n. [L., fr. Gr. a cutting off, fr. to cut off; from + to cut.]
1.
The cutting off, or omission, of the last letter, syllable, or part of a word.
2. Med.
A cutting off; abscission.
© Webster 1913.
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