Syncope

Pronunciation: sin'-ko-pee

Alternate Spelling: consicio

Definition

Cutting letters or syllables from the middle of a word. A kind of metaplasm.

Examples

Omission of a medial letter: When "library" is pronounced "libary" Omission of an medial syllable: You, that are thus so tender o'er his follies, Will never do him good, not one of you.