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trun´cate|ly — trun|cate «TRUHNG kayt», verb, cat|ed, cat|ing, adjective. –v.t. to cut off a part of; cut short: »Figurative. In the end, my adventure…was unexpectedly truncated (New Yorker). –adj. 1 … Useful english dictionary
trun|cate — «TRUHNG kayt», verb, cat|ed, cat|ing, adjective. –v.t. to cut off a part of; cut short: »Figurative. In the end, my adventure…was unexpectedly truncated (New Yorker). –adj. 1 … Useful english dictionary
de|trun|cate — «dih TRUHNG kayt», transitive verb, cat|ed, cat|ing. to reduce by cutting off a part. ╂[< Latin dētruncāre (with English ate1) < dē off + truncāre to cut off, maim] … Useful english dictionary
trun·cate — … 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
cate — ab·di·cate; ad·ju·di·cate; ad·vo·cate·ship; af·fri·cate; alem·bi·cate; al·lo·cate; al·ter·cate; alu·mi·no·sil·i·cate; ar·sen·i·cate; athe·cate; aus·pi·cate; au·then·ti·cate; bac·cate; be·a·tif·i·cate; bipli·cate; ca·ly·cate; ca·non·i·cate;… … English syllables
truncate — trun•cate [[t]ˈtrʌŋ keɪt[/t]] v. cat•ed, cat•ing, adj. 1) to shorten by or as if by cutting off a part; cut short 2) truncated 3) bio Biol. a) square or broad at the end, as if cut off transversely b) lacking the apex, as certain spiral shells •… … From formal English to slang
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
truncate — trun|cate [trʌŋˈkeıt US ˈtrʌŋkeıt] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of truncare, from truncus; TRUNK] formal to make something shorter = ↑shorten ▪ If the list is too long, it will be truncated by the computer. ▪ The… … Dictionary of contemporary English
truncate — trun·cate … English syllables
