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Added 9 October 2026

truncation

/tɹʌŋˈkeɪʃən/ noun

Latin root: truncātiō Wiktionary

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

The property of being truncated or short.
The replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces).
The act of cutting short.
it is an obvious truncation of the verse

Origin

From Late Latin truncātiō, from Latin truncāre, past participle truncātus (“to cut off”). By surface analysis, truncate + -ion.

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