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truncation

[ truhng-key-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act or process of truncating.
  2. the quality or state of being truncated. truncated.
  3. Prosody. the omission of one or more unaccented syllables at the beginning or the end of a line of verse.
  4. Banking. a system of electronic check recording under which canceled checks are not returned to customers by the bank.


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Other Words From

  • subtrun·cation noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of truncation1

1570–80; < Late Latin truncātiōn- (stem of truncātiō ), equivalent to Latin truncātus ( truncate ) + -iōn- -ion

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