truncation

trun·ca·tion

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [truhng-key-shuh n]
- /trʌŋˈkeɪ ʃən/
- /trʌŋˈkeɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [truhng-key-shuh n]
- /trʌŋˈkeɪ ʃən/

Definitions of truncation word

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

See all 5 definitions of truncation

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Origin of truncation

First appearance:

before 1570

One of the 33% oldest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Truncation

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Truncation

truncation popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for truncation

noun truncation

abbreviation — An abbreviation is a short form of a word or phrase, made by leaving out some of the letters or by using only the first letter of each word.
ellipsis — The omission from speech or writing of a word or words that are superfluous or able to be understood from contextual clues.

All 2 Synonyms of truncation