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- [truhng-keyt]
- /ˈtrʌŋ keɪt/
- /trʌŋˈkeɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [truhng-keyt]
- /ˈtrʌŋ keɪt/
Definitions of truncate word
- verb with object truncate to shorten by cutting off a part; cut short: Truncate detailed explanations. 1
- verb with object truncate Mathematics, Computers. to shorten (a number) by dropping a digit or digits: The numbers 1.4142 and 1.4987 can both be truncated to 1.4. 1
- abbreviation TRUNCATE truncated. 1
- adjective truncate Biology. square or broad at the end, as if cut off transversely. lacking the apex, as certain spiral shells. 1
- transitive verb truncate cut sth short 1
- verb truncate to shorten by cutting off a part, end, or top 0
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Origin of truncate
First appearance:
before 1480 One of the 25% oldest English words
1480-90; < Latin truncātus (past participle of truncāre to lop), equivalent to trunc(us) trunk + -ātus -ate1
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Parts of speech for Truncate
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exclamation
truncate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
truncate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for truncate
verb truncate
- abbreviate — If you abbreviate something, especially a word or a piece of writing, you make it shorter.
- abridge — to reduce the length of (a written work) by condensing or rewriting
- amputate — To amputate someone's arm or leg means to cut all or part of it off in an operation because it is diseased or badly damaged.
- axe — An axe is a tool used for cutting wood. It consists of a heavy metal blade which is sharp at one edge and attached by its other edge to the end of a long handle.
- bankrupted — Law. a person who upon his or her own petition or that of his or her creditors is adjudged insolvent by a court and whose property is administered for and divided among his or her creditors under a bankruptcy law.
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