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Added 9 October 2026

truncate

/tɹʌŋˈkeɪt/ verb

In Latin: truncō Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about truncate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Replace a corner by a plane.
Approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one.
truncate a series
Make shorter as if by cutting off.
truncate a word

adjective

Terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off.
a truncate leaf

Origin

From Latin truncātus, perfect passive participle of truncō (“maim, reduce to a trunk”); see trunk as a verb.

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