truncation
/ˈtɹʌŋˌkeɪʃən/TRUHNG-kay-shuhn
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˈtɹʌŋˌkeɪʃən/TRUHNG-kay-shuhn
Meaningthe act of truncating
Common meaning: a cutting short
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- trunclopped; a trunkLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1905 · scan
- atverb or adjective ending: to make, having
- ionnoun ending: act or result
Journey through time
- Latintruncus, -a, -um‘lopped’
- Englishtruncate‘to cut short’
- Englishformed in English from truncatetruncation‘a cutting short’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from truncate + -ion.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), TRUNCATE, p.666 · scan
Roots
- truncus, -a, -um Latin “lopped; a trunk”
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