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curtate

[kur-teyt]

adjective

shortened; reduced; abbreviated.

Origin:
1670–80; < Latin curtātus past participle of curtāre to shorten, derivative of curtus. See curt, -ate¹

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curtate (ˈkɜːteɪt)

—*adj*
	shortened

[C17: from Late Latin curtāre to shorten, from Latin curtus cut short; see curt]

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