Etymology

curtate

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Today it means: Shortened, having been shortened. Full definition →

Latin curtātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromcurtātus
  2. English todaycurtate

First attested in 1676; borrowed from Latin curtātus, perfect passive participle of curtō (“to shorten”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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