1. Apocope is the suppression of some letters at the end of a word

2. What does Apocope mean? The loss of one or more sounds from the end of a word, as in Modern English sing from Middle

3. Apocope definition is - the loss of one or more sounds or letters at the end of a word (as in sing from Old English singan).

4. Consonant Blends, also referred to as consonant clusters, are a set of two or three consonant letters that when pronounced, retain their sound. Blends are found either at the beginning or end of a word

5. As nouns the difference between syncope and Apocope is that syncope is a loss of consciousness when someone faints, a swoon while Apocope is (prosody) the loss or omission of a sound or syllable from the end of a word.

6. The removal of an element at the end of a WORD, usually for informal economy of expression, as in: kit and marge, formed from kitten and margarine.Sometimes a suffix is added to the apocopated form, as in kitty from kitten and AusE journo from journalist.Apocope is common in especially affectionate nicknames: Margery becomes Marge, William becomes Will.