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Truncate

//ˈtɹʌŋˌkeɪt// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Truncated.
  2. 2
    Having an abrupt termination.
Adjective
  1. 1
    terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To shorten (something) by, or as if by, cutting part of it off. transitive

    "The script was truncated to leave time for commercials."

  2. 2
    make shorter as if by cutting off wordnet
  3. 3
    To shorten (a decimal number) by removing trailing (or leading) digits. transitive
  4. 4
    approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one wordnet
  5. 5
    To replace a corner by a plane (or to make a similar change to a crystal).
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  1. 6
    replace a corner by a plane wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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