Definitions

1. adjective

relating to or denoting a word or form of a word that has lost a syllable or a sound, especially in English, by the loss of a consonant after a short vowel.

“The linguist specialized in apocopic forms of Old English words.”

2. noun

a word or form of a word that has lost a syllable or a sound, especially in English, by the loss of a consonant after a short vowel.

“Apocopic forms of words can be challenging to decipher for non-experts.”