When the final section or syllable of a word is cut off, it's called an apocope. The word "photo" is an apocope of "photograph."
The cutting off, or omission, of the last letter, syllable, or part of a word.
Noun
abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds; "the British get `pud'' from `pudding'' by apocope"
n.
The cutting off, or omission, of the last letter,
syllable, or part of a word.
n.
A cutting off; abscission.
Apocope
The cutting off, or omission, of the last letter, syllable, or part of a word.
Usage Examples
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