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- de|trun|ca|tion «DEE truhng KAY shuhn», noun.the act of reducing by cutting off a part: »
detruncation of our syllables (Samuel Johnson).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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trun|ca|tion — «truhng KAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of truncating. 2. the state of being truncated. 3. a truncated part. 4. Crystallography. the replacement of an angle (or edge) by a crystalline face … Useful english dictionary
trun — trun; trun·cal; trun·cat·ed; trun·ca·tel·la; trun·cate·ly; trun·ca·tion; trun·ca·ture; trun·cheoned; trun·cus; trun·dler; trun·nel; trun·nion; trun·cate; trun·cheon; trun·dle; de·trun·ca·tion; trun·nioned; … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
truncate — trun|cate [ trʌŋ,keıt ] verb transitive FORMAL to make something shorter, especially by removing the end or top of it ╾ trun|ca|tion [ trʌŋ keıʃn ] noun count or uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
truncation — trun·ca·tion … English syllables
truncation — trun•ca•tion [[t]trʌŋˈkeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of truncating 2) the quality or state of being truncated 3) pro the omission of one or more unaccented syllables at the beginning or the end of a line of verse … From formal English to slang
detruncation — de·trun·ca·tion … English syllables
ca — ab·a·ca; aba·ca·te; aba·ca·xi; ab·di·ca·ble; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·di·ca·tor; ab·ra·ca·dab·ra; ac·ca; ac·ciac·ca·tu·ra; ace·ti·fi·ca·tion; acid·i·fi·ca·tion; ac·ro·tho·rac·i·ca; ac·ti·fi·ca·tion; ad·ju·di·ca·taire; ad·ju·di·ca·tio; ad·ju·di·ca·tion;… … English syllables
Detruncation — De trun*ca tion, n. [L. detruncatio: cf. F. d[ e]troncation.] The act of lopping or cutting off, as the head from the body. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Obtruncation — Ob trun*ca tion, n. [L. obtruncatio.] The act of lopping or cutting off. [R.] Cockeram. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
